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On Tue, 25 Mar 2014 20:42:07 +0000 (UTC), James wrote: |
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> So I have these entries in my /etc/default/grub file: |
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> GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Gentoo" |
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> GRUB_DEFAULT=kernel-3.13.6-gentoo |
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> GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=3 |
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> GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 |
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> GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768 |
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> I ran 'grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg' |
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> after the last ebuild of 3.13.6-gentoo |
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> /boot shows: |
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> kernel-3.13.0-gentoo |
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> kernel-3.13.0-gentoo-r1 |
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> kernel-3.13.1-gentoo |
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> kernel-3.13.6-gentoo |
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> kernel-3.13.6B-gentoo |
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> kernel-3.13.7-gentoo |
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> Obviously, I like to kept kernel experiments around a while.... |
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> So when I get the Grub2 (ascii) boot menu and just select the |
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> default, it boots kernel-3.13.7-gentoo, despite |
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> 'kernel-3.13.6-gentoo' being set in as the default for Grub2? |
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DEFAULT, if not set to a number, matches the title or --id of a menu |
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entry, not the kernel name (you could have several entries with the same |
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kernel). |
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> Also, is there a nice 'gui' boot-menu for grub2 ? |
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Yes, GRUB2 can use themes. The starfield theme is included, uncomment the |
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GRUB_THEME setting in the defaults file. |
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> The is what I have read on grub2 (man pages, gentoo wiki) so additional |
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> reading, with some useful examples would also be much appreciated. |
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The grub info pages are more helpful than the man page. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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