[gentoo-user] Re: grub2 defaults

[James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>]

Neil Bothwick <neil <at> digimed.co.uk> writes:


> > GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Gentoo"
> > GRUB_DEFAULT=kernel-3.13.6-gentoo
> > GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=3
> > GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
> > GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768

> > /boot shows:
> > kernel-3.13.0-gentoo
> > kernel-3.13.0-gentoo-r1
> > kernel-3.13.1-gentoo
> > kernel-3.13.6-gentoo
> > kernel-3.13.6B-gentoo
> > kernel-3.13.7-gentoo

> > So when I get the Grub2 (ascii) boot menu and just select the 
> > default, it boots kernel-3.13.7-gentoo, despite 
> > 'kernel-3.13.6-gentoo' being set in as the default for Grub2?

> DEFAULT, if not set to a number, matches the title or --id of a menu
> entry, not the kernel name (you could have several entries with the same
> kernel).
Do you have syntax examples for --id, or is that just a generic descriptor?

So would the option for local kernel versioning built into the 
kernel be recognized by grub2 to distinguishing between differnent
(locale) versions of the same kernel version?

menuconfig-->  General Setup-->  Local version-append to kernel release 
???

OR:
So how do I know which number matches which kernel, since using the
name does not match them up as desired to select to boot?

> Yes, GRUB2 can use themes. The starfield theme is included, uncomment the
> GRUB_THEME setting in the defaults file.

ok. I'll give this whirl and see what I come up with that works
for my kernel experiments....

thx,
James