Thank you Arnt and Ted, It is very helpful. Prince. On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 04:59:25 +0100, Arnt Karlsen wrote > On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 18:40:52 -0500, > Ted Kaczmarek <tedkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > <1074555651.20675.2.camel@tarkus>: > > > On Wed, 2004-01-14 at 15:14, prince wrote: > > > Just to let you know, This is my /etc/grub.conf > > > > > > % sudo cat /etc/grub.conf > > > > > > # grub.conf generated by anaconda > > > # > > > # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to > > > # this file NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that > > > # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. > > > # root (hd0,0) > > > # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda3 > > > # initrd /initrd-version.img > > > #boot=/dev/sda > > > ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST > > > default=0 > > ..also put in "fallback=0" below your new "default=1". > > > > timeout=10 > > > splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > > > > > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-28.9BOOT) > > > root (hd0,0) > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-28.9BOOT ro root=/dev/sda3 > > ..behind your "root=/dev/sda3", append " panic=20 ", to avoid kernel > panics play USS Yorktown on your box. ;-) > > > Your default=0, that will always boot the 2.4.20-28.9BOOT, > > change it to 1 and it will boot the other version. > > You can also pick the other one manually, but your timeout is only 10 > > seconds so pay attention :-) when booting. > > ..not 10 tenths of a second? ;-) > > ..and it is also possible to set up serial consoles on modems or > between remote boxes and have the paralell port control relays > for power switches, before resorting to ups control tricks. ;-) > > -- > ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) > ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... > Scenarios always come in sets of three: > best case, worst case, and just in case.
