30 Nov
                
                    2008
                
            
            
                30 Nov
                
                '08
                
            
            
            
        
    
                9:58 p.m.
            
        If you use 'saved' instead of a number grub will instead boot the entry specified as 'savedefault'.
I was aware of that. I also understood that what gets 'saved' is the number of the entry, not the specific kernel version being booted. If I boot the third entry (which might be 2.6.24-16-generic at the time) and it saves that and then I upgrade and get a new kernel, is the next reboot going to bring up '2.6.24-16-generic' or 'the third entry in the list'? Or does installing a new kernel reset 'saved' to the most recent kernel? I'm pretty sure it's the last one.