Kernel Installation Options - Quick Poll

[Davis Johnson]

I'd go with the third, a strong preference.

First, anybody with a modified aboot.conf may be in for an ugly suprise. 
Granted, the aboot.conf file is probably easier to add a line to 
automaticly than a great number of other configuration files but I still 
don't want somebody blindly mucking with mine.

Second, a newly installed kernel should never be the default boot until 
you've had a chance to test it. This is especialy true of any production 
system.

Having a system that won't boot isn't the end of the world, but it is a 
damned pain.

Make 3 the default with 1 and 2 options iff selected by the user. Make 1 
the default if you must (and I think you shouldn't) but never 2.

Arc C. wrote:

>  I'd opt for the second
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>>Fedora status wise - my DS10 is currently recompiling all 
>>packages to give one final shakedown of what does and does 
>>not build. Once this completes, I'm pretty confident of 
>>getting some install ISO images happening - then I'm hoping 
>>to pretty much cut loose from doing this, and we'll see if 
>>things sink or swim.
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>>There's a lot that's not working properly (or at all), but I 
>>did manage to get in a round of Tuxracer while compiling a 
>>kernel last night, so it's not doing too badly.
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>>In the meantime, could I get a few opinions from folks here 
>>as to what they'd like to see a new kernel RPM to do after 
>>installation?
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>>1) Add itself to aboot.conf
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>>2) Add itself to aboot.conf, taking some steps to make itself 
>>the default (would require some SRM flag checking/setting, 
>>probably not practical to do this reliably)
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>>3) Leave everything alone and let the sysadmin sort it out
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>>Currently, we've got option 3. It's easy to implement. :)
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