** Kirrus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-07-18 12:07]: > Everything inside the AUTOMAGIC lines in the menu.lst are re-written > automatically every time a new kernel is installed. I cheated, when I did the > same thing as you install wise, I moved the XP boot lines to just above the > upper AUTOMAGIC comment. That way, it won't be re-witten, and you can set > your default back to 1, as the first entry will always be Windows XP, your > second will always be the latest kernel for your machine. ** end quote [Kirrus]
Yes, I'm aware that there is an easy fix for this, just in two minds whether this constitutes a bug - since the upgrade breaks the configuration, or just an unfortunate 'feature'. I'm sure I could think of cases where you would want the default to remain the same numerically in spite of the fact that the previously chosen default has moved down the list (and that's not including the obvious of putting the new kernel at the top as is done with the automatic section. To properly 'fix' this you would have to allow the default line to be edited even though it falls outside the auto-edit section and have some means of recording whether the default was below the amended section and whether extra lines had been added. Debatable as to the benefit. Maybe this should be a wishlist item. Personally I have no issue, but thinking as a newbie moving from Windows and experimenting I'd not want it messed with. That said, I had to manually edit the file to set the default away from Ubunutu (no boos or hisses please!). -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 ====================================================================== Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Crawford House, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6NU -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
