Grub Fallback -- Is it for real?

[Rex Dieter]

Janina Sajka wrote:
> The grub documentation includes provides kernel failover provisions, but
> these don't appear to work.
> 
> http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Making-your-system-robust.html#Making-your-system-robust
> 
> Should I expect this to work? 
...
> Is there some other mechanism to boot a
> different kernel just once--on the next boot?

http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Booting-once_002donly.html

(Haven't tried it myself yet)

-- Rex