----- Original Message ----- From: "Fernando Gutierrez" <fernando_gh@terra.com.pe>
To: "James Griffith" <jbg@qwest.net> Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 3:33 PM Subject: Re: Why Grub? Must I Switch?
James,And what if you dont have physical access to the machine? then you cant make a selection if you made the entry in the grub config, so is there an option to (without user interaction) boot a not-default kernel with grub?The only way i found was to run grub with the --config-file option and obviously create another config file just for that time, then i would re-run grub without that option... is there any other way?Thanks, Fernando James Griffith wrote:Grub is probably the best boot loader out... it is fully configurable and if you want to set it to boot a certain kernel next boot you do it as you are booting or make a boot selection so you can boot to that one when ever you need.James Griffith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Carlson" <wcarlson@vh.org> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 1:42 PM Subject: Re: Why Grub? Must I Switch?On Tue, 1 Feb 2005, Pigeon wrote:On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 10:57:30PM -0700, Paul E Condon wrote: And with the advantage of being able to read filesystems other than FAT16. My preferred method of booting used to be a weeny DOS partition with LOADLIN.EXE on it, until I discovered grub.Does grub have functionality similiar to lilo's "lilo -R <kernel>" yet?For those that don't know, this specifies the kernel and parameters to usefor the next boot ONLY, all before the machine is actually rebooted. The machine should (hopefully) boot without any user interaction and in the event something bonks, on reset will boot with the default kernel/parameters. This feature is dead necessary for those of us supporting machines that we have never actually physically touched. Later, Bill Carlson -- Systems Administrator wcarlson@vh.org | Anything is possible, Virtual Hospital http://www.vh.org/ | given time and money. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics | Opinions are mine, not my employer's. | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.orgwith a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org--To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org