Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

[Grant]

>> >> >> I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.  Is
>> >> >> there a safe way to do this?  The fallback thing in grub has
>> >> >> never worked for me.  When does that ever work?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to
>> >> > text-only mode. There, you select an entry, press "e" and edit
>> >> > it. Press ENTER when you're finished, and then press "b" to boot
>> >> > your modified entry.
>> >> >
>> >> > That way, you can boot whatever kernel you want if the current
>> >> > one doesn't work.
>> >>
>> >> I can't do that remotely though.  I'm probably asking for something
>> >> that doesn't exist.
>> >>
>> >> - Grant
>> >>
>> >
>> > Don't do that if you don't have some tool like KVM, or other remote
>> > management of the server. Or if it is available in the data center,
>> > just call them and order this service for the time you need to do
>> > updates.
>> >
>> > This is why I don't use gentoo on servers any more, just because
>> > I rather stay safe than sorry.
>>
>> How is another distro different in this situation?
>>
>> - Grant
>
> Just because when using distros like Centos/RHEL or Debian stable, you
> have very little chance that the kernel released will fail. Due to
> extensive testing, user base and update policy. And major kernel update
> you done only once in few years and the transition is tested before
> release done (though you are supposed to test yourself to be safe).

Yuck. :)

> This is not saying that gentoo is bad, I'm very big fan of gentoo.
> But you have to concern where it use and where not.
>
> Robert.

Understood, thank you.

- Grant