On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:58:05 +1300, Bruce Kingsbury wrote:
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.
Sorry, looks like you're right. I just upgraded to the latest kernel after enabling savedefault and it booted the same entry in the menu which had changed to a different kernel due to the new kernel changing the list. It looks like your earlier suggestion to paste the boot lines above the automagic config is the best way to do it. - Dean