Neil Bothwick <neil <at> digimed.co.uk> writes:
> > GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Gentoo" > > GRUB_DEFAULT=kernel-3.13.6-gentoo > > GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=3 > > GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 > > GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768 > > /boot shows: > > kernel-3.13.0-gentoo > > kernel-3.13.0-gentoo-r1 > > kernel-3.13.1-gentoo > > kernel-3.13.6-gentoo > > kernel-3.13.6B-gentoo > > kernel-3.13.7-gentoo > > So when I get the Grub2 (ascii) boot menu and just select the > > default, it boots kernel-3.13.7-gentoo, despite > > 'kernel-3.13.6-gentoo' being set in as the default for Grub2? > DEFAULT, if not set to a number, matches the title or --id of a menu > entry, not the kernel name (you could have several entries with the same > kernel). Do you have syntax examples for --id, or is that just a generic descriptor? So would the option for local kernel versioning built into the kernel be recognized by grub2 to distinguishing between differnent (locale) versions of the same kernel version? menuconfig--> General Setup--> Local version-append to kernel release ??? OR: So how do I know which number matches which kernel, since using the name does not match them up as desired to select to boot? > Yes, GRUB2 can use themes. The starfield theme is included, uncomment the > GRUB_THEME setting in the defaults file. ok. I'll give this whirl and see what I come up with that works for my kernel experiments.... thx, James
