[opensuse] Grub Boot Loader Question
Just installed the new kernel update. Grub was effected slightly. Had to add failsafe. Is the following correct? I copied the old menu.lst entry and change the Kernel version. (line wrap caused by kmail). ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe### title Failsafe -- opensuse 10.2 root (hd1,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-0.1-default root=/dev/hdb5 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi =off apic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3 initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18.8-0.1-default When I boot with it it still goes to the kde desktop. I thought it was supposed to go to a console? Am I wrong? Also the normal boot has added the elevator= what is it for? Old version did not have it. kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-0.1-default root=/dev/hdb5 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/hdb1 splash=silent showopts apm=power-off elevator= Any comments or corrections would be appreciated. -- Russ Linux register user 441463 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 2007-03-16 11:53, russbucket wrote:
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe### title Failsafe -- opensuse 10.2 root (hd1,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-0.1-default root=/dev/hdb5 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi =off apic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3
Is the space after "acpi" actually in the original? It should not be there. Also, for a failsafe setting, you might wish to consider "noapic" instead of "apic", if that is possible. You may also wish to consider adding "noresume" and "vga=normal" to the options. Otherwise, it looks good. No idea why it won't boot into runlevel 3, but for failsafe settings, you should probably be going into level 1 anyway (yes, I am aware that the default in SuSE is to set it to level 3 here).
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18.8-0.1-default
When I boot with it it still goes to the kde desktop. I thought it was supposed to go to a console? Am I wrong?
Also the normal boot has added the elevator= what is it for? Old version did not have it. kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-0.1-default root=/dev/hdb5 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/hdb1 splash=silent showopts apm=power-off elevator=
See usr/src/linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt for possible settings and /usr/src/linux/Documentation/block/as-iosched.txt for an explanation. Looks here like an option setting was only partially done. -- Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo. -- HG Wells -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Friday 2007-03-16 at 10:53 -0700, russbucket wrote:
Just installed the new kernel update. Grub was effected slightly. Had to add failsafe.
The old file was saved by the update, you can recover it complete.
Is the following correct? I copied the old menu.lst entry and change the Kernel version. (line wrap caused by kmail).
Instead of changing kernel version, use the "vmlinuz" and "initrd" symlinks. If you do, you don't have to touch your menu.lst ever again.
When I boot with it it still goes to the kde desktop. I thought it was supposed to go to a console? Am I wrong?
Why would it do that? Ah, the "3". I can't verify with the wrapping, but isn't there an extra space? - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFF+uh7tTMYHG2NR9URApt8AJ9R7oTUo5Cr06rLeoyCjA8nGIlq9wCglYwC sILie8Udvcwn7LCq+Peh3v4= =5ivA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday March 16 2007 11:56, Carlos E. R. wrote: Thanks to Carlos and Darryl. The space must be a slip odf my finger, its not in the old version. I'll remove it and see what happens.
The Friday 2007-03-16 at 10:53 -0700, russbucket wrote:
Just installed the new kernel update. Grub was effected slightly. Had to add failsafe.
The old file was saved by the update, you can recover it complete.
Is the following correct? I copied the old menu.lst entry and change the Kernel version. (line wrap caused by kmail).
Instead of changing kernel version, use the "vmlinuz" and "initrd" symlinks. If you do, you don't have to touch your menu.lst ever again.
When I boot with it it still goes to the kde desktop. I thought it was supposed to go to a console? Am I wrong?
Why would it do that? Ah, the "3". I can't verify with the wrapping, but isn't there an extra space?
-- Cheers, Carlos E. R.
-- Russ Linux register user 441463 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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