http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512379 Summary: add option to configure (enable/disable) auto-changing grub/menu.lst "default #" option @ kernel-* upgrade Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: All OS/Version: openSUSE 11.1 Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: Bootloader AssignedTo: jsrain@novell.com ReportedBy: pgnet.dev@gmail.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008052906 Firefox/3.0 for ref, kernel-xen-2.6.27.23-34.1 lsb_release -a LSB Version: core-2.0-noarch:core-3.2-noarch:core-2.0-x86_64:core-3.2-x86_64:desktop-3.2-amd64:desktop-3.2-noarch:graphics-2.0-amd64:graphics-2.0-noarch:graphics-3.2-amd64:graphics-3.2-noarch Distributor ID: SUSE LINUX Description: openSUSE 11.1 (x86_64) Release: 11.1 Codename: n/a mkinitrd-2.4-34.2 aria2-1.4.1-1.1 zypper-1.2.0-8.1 libzypp-6.8.1-10.1 perl-Bootloader-0.5.2-2.1 yast2-bootloader-2.18.8-3.15 i've customized grub menu, e.g., cat /boot/grub/menu.lst default 0 timeout 1 gfxmenu (hd0,0)/message title Xen 3.3.1 DomU -- openSUSE 11.1 root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-xen resume=/dev/xvdb1 kbdtype=us headless text quiet nofb selinux=0 edd=off splash=silent noshell showopts initrd /initrd-xen when any kernel-* update is available from repos, @, zypper dup 'menu.lst' updates menu.lst to, e.g., cat /boot/grub/menu.lst default 0 timeout 1 gfxmenu (hd0,0)/message ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title Xen -- openSUSE 11.1 - 2.6.27.23-34 root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27.23-34-xen root=/dev/xvdc1 resume=/dev/xvdb1 kbdtype=us headless text quiet nofb selinux=0 edd=off splash=silent noshell showopts initrd /initrd-2.6.27.23-34-xen title Xen 3.3.1 DomU -- openSUSE 11.1 root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-xen resume=/dev/xvdb1 kbdtype=us headless text quiet nofb selinux=0 edd=off splash=silent noshell showopts initrd /initrd-xen notice two primary changes -- (1) it's _added_ entries for the latest/available updates (2) it's _changed_ the "default" to the new entry. i.e., it UNset _my_ prior selection. i understand (per https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492895#c15) i _can_ > " ... set bootloader_type in /etc/sysconfig/bootloader to none ... (to) > ... avoid adding any new entries ..." i've no issue with having new entries added ... in fact, i arguably _prefer_ to have the updated/current boot options, i suppose. the issue is to be able to NOT switch, or in other words KEEP, the same/current grub entry selection that's selected at the beginning of the process. i'd like to see the changing of the "default #" setting be configurable. specifically to allow, e.g., adding/changing the new entries @ update, but NOT switching the user's prior set default entry selection. the current behavior is especially onerous as it's done _without_ any user notification/interaction, and can render the system un-re-bootable ... Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.