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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:11:20
Message-Id: CAN0CFw1Lkr+KJeO5kfoMncuq3wqHhUnBy-vePXzYddOmDT35rA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel? by Nikos Chantziaras
1 >> I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.  Is there a
2 >> safe way to do this?  The fallback thing in grub has never worked for
3 >> me.  When does that ever work?
4 >
5 >
6 > You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to text-only mode.
7 >  There, you select an entry, press "e" and edit it.  Press ENTER when you're
8 > finished, and then press "b" to boot your modified entry.
9 >
10 > That way, you can boot whatever kernel you want if the current one doesn't
11 > work.
12
13 I can't do that remotely though. I'm probably asking for something
14 that doesn't exist.
15
16 - Grant

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel? Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel? Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel? Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel? Robert David <robert.david.public@×××××.com>