Make newly installed kernel a default.

[Jim Cornette]

Jack Bowling wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 12:02:44PM +0200, Pavel Rosenboim wrote:
> 
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Whenever I install a new kernel rpm (using rpm -i) it configures 
>>grub.conf file to load an old kernel as a default. Isn't it better to 
>>set the new kernel to be a default one?
> 
> 
> IMO and experience, no. Just in case there is something wrong with the
> new kernel and your box oopses it avoids the possibility that you can't
> get to a grub menu and you just loop into the bad kernel on a reboot. 
> Once you have confirmed that the new kernel works then you can go into
> grub.conf and set the new default.
> 

Running *redhat-config-boot*  (if installed) lets you change the 
preferred kernel to boot and/or adjust the timeout settings.

  This is through a GUI and works great for switching desired boot 
kernel easily, without directly editing the grub.conf directly.

Jim


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