Grub to run non-default kernel ONCE
Hannes Mayer
h.mayer at inode.at
Thu Jul 22 19:22:40 UTC 2004
Christopher K. Johnson wrote:
> Andy Green wrote:
>
>> However, this server is VERY remote. Is there a way I can request
>> that GRUB try my new kernel ONCE, then if it reboots or is rebooted,
>> comes back up in the default (2.4) kernel?
>>
>>
> This (from info grub) may help, depending on how the kernel fails...
> # Fallback to the second entry.
> fallback 1
>
>
> If, for any reason, the default entry doesn't work, fall back to the
> second one (this is rarely used, for obvious reasons).
>
>
> fallback
> --------
>
>
> - Command: fallback num
> Go into unattended boot mode: if the default boot entry has any
> errors, instead of waiting for the user to do something,
> immediately start over using the NUM entry (same numbering as the
> `default' command (*note default::)). This obviously won't help if
> the machine was rebooted by a kernel that GRUB loaded.
Does that also work if the kernel panics ?
Cheers,
Hannes.
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