RE: FC2 grub defaults to oldest kernel

[Matthew Page]

That all depends...  If the kernel you want to run is listed first, then
the answer to your question is yes.
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> On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 18:07:26 +0100, Nils Breunese wrote:
> > > > If you don't mind a little file editing, you can change the

default
> in
> > > > your /etc/grub.conf
> > >
> > > OK, the first line not commented out says "default=2" Does that

mean it
> > > will always be the second one down the list of however many, or
>
> something
> > > else? Can I simply change the 2 to a 1?
> >
> > It means it will always be the third down the list of however many.

The
> > count starts at 0.
>
> Aha. I couldn't tell whether it was a sneakin' hunch or a faint

memory,
> but I had a distinct intimation of some sort of lurking gotcha there
> somewhere. So if I want FC2 to behave as I'm accustomed to things

redhat
> doing, I should just change the 2 to a zero -- right? That's it?
>
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FC2 grub defaults to oldest kernel

[Beartooth]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:27:54 -0900, Matthew Page wrote:
> > > The count starts at 0.
> >
> > Aha. I couldn't tell whether it was a sneakin' hunch or a faint
> > memory, but I had a distinct intimation of some sort of lurking gotcha
> > there somewhere. So if I want FC2 to behave as I'm accustomed to
> > things redhat doing, I should just change the 2 to a zero -- right?
> > That's it?
> That all depends...  If the kernel you want to run is listed first, then
> the answer to your question is yes.

It sure looks like it: they're in decreasing numerical order. I'll try it.
Many thanks!