Modifying GRUB selections

gizza23 · 07-12-2005, 02:48 PM

Hello,
I have a problem with booting GRUB. It seems that since I've updated the kernel there have been some leftover entries in the boot loader. When I reboot my machine there are 3 kernels to pick from but only one is valid. This valid selection is on the bottom and the invalid one, which is on the top, is being loaded. To sum it up: How do I modify GRUB so that the older kernels are below the valid kernel or they don't appear during the boot? I like to step away from the computer during boot from time to time.

fouldsy · 07-12-2005, 03:11 PM

Edit "/boot/grub/menu.lst" and remove the lines for the older kernels that are not needed anymore

bigrigdriver · 07-12-2005, 03:15 PM

Edit the /boot/grub/grub.conf ( or menu.lst if that's what you use in Fedora) in a text editor. Cut and paste the menu entries to get them in the order you want. You will have to be root to do this.

As user, open a term window and enter the command: xhost +localhost
Then su to root, and start up any editor you want from the command line, with root privilege and gui (the xhost command allows more than one user to have gui with the logged in user's environment).

gizza23 · 07-13-2005, 07:19 AM

Code:

vi /boot/grub/menu.lst

This worked for me. I don't know if this is something particular to FC but it worked. Both gave the same configuration output but I only tested the first. Thanks for the help !