2010/7/17 Ng Oon-Ee <ngoonee@xxxxxxxxx> > When a kernel is updated kernel modules are as well. For example, nvidia > is pushed up one pkgrel because a new kernel is out. With your > suggestion the old kernel is saved as vmlinuz26-old. Which can't get a > graphical login because the old nvidia module is gone. > > I didn't know that. > Also, because menu.lst is not automatically edited for you, you'd still > need to manually add the old kernel to grub to be able to boot from it. > I submit that users who are able to do that (as all Archers are supposed > to be able to do) are also able to downgrade the kernel from a live > disc. > > If not for the problem above-mentioned, creating a permanent entry for vmlinuz26-old wouldn't be a problem. One could even edit the entry in the grub menu itself. -- Rafael Beraldo http://cabaladada.org
