Package: grub-pc Version:1.97~beta4-1 OS: Debian/unstable Wish: In the "Bash 2 guide" posted in ubuntu forums http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1195275 the option of /etc/default/boot GRUB_DEFAULT="menuentry-label" is described in detail. Apparently a patch for that already exists in ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/431179
In my system the option GRUB_DEFAULT="menuentry-label" is ignored, see my built grub.cfg Note that this is not a problem of spaces in the menu-entry name: set default="Microsoft Windows XP Professionnel (on /dev/hda1)" because I used additional \" in the /etc/default/grub file. Having this option would be very useful for people that like me share their pc with windows-addict persons that are unable to choose an entry on the menu-list and need windows as default. As a temporary patch of course I can set GRUB_DEFAULT=4 but this will be destroyed at next kernel upgrade. (In Grub Legacy i used the default=saved but this seems still absent and more difficult to implement). Thanks Ric =============================== fermi:~# aptitude show grub-pc Package: grub-pc State: installed Automatically installed: no Version: 1.97~beta4-1 Priority: extra Section: admin Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers <[email protected]> Uncompressed Size: 1,753k Architecture: i386 Compressed Size: 647k Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-pc_1.97~beta4-1_i386.deb MD5sum: bd841137712ebd5a041e82a84a74b4c2 Archive: unstable, now Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (= 1.97~beta4-1), ucf Suggests: desktop-base (>= 4.0.6), genisoimage Conflicts: desktop-base (= 4.0.5), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy Replaces: grub, grub-common (= 1.97~beta4-1), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub2 (< 1.97~beta4-1) Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS version) GRUB is a portable, powerful bootloader. This version of GRUB is based on a cleaner design than its predecessors, and provides the following new features: * Scripting in grub.cfg using BASH-like syntax. * Support for modern partition maps such as GPT. * Modular generation of grub.cfg via update-grub. Packages providing GRUB add-ons can plug in their own script rules and trigger updates by invoking update-grub2. * VESA-based graphical mode with background image support and complete 24-bit color set. * Support for extended charsets. Users can write UTF-8 text to their menu entries. This package contains a version of GRUB that has been built for use with traditional PC/BIOS architecture. Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-2.en.html Package: grub-pc State: not installed Automatically installed: no Version: 1.97~beta3-1 Priority: extra Section: admin Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers <[email protected]> Uncompressed Size: 1,860k Architecture: i386 Compressed Size: 695k Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-pc_1.97~beta3-1_i386.deb MD5sum: 19f9ff6fadf6e74f578284a915610bd9 Archive: testing Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (= 1.97~beta3-1), ucf Suggests: desktop-base (>= 4.0.6), genisoimage Conflicts: desktop-base (= 4.0.5), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy Replaces: grub, grub-common (= 1.97~beta3-1), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub2 (< 1.97~beta3-1) Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS version) GRUB is a portable, powerful bootloader. This version of GRUB is based on a cleaner design than its predecessors, and provides the following new features: * Scripting in grub.cfg using BASH-like syntax. * Support for modern partition maps such as GPT. * Modular generation of grub.cfg via update-grub. Packages providing GRUB add-ons can plug in their own script rules and trigger updates by invoking update-grub2. * VESA-based graphical mode with background image support and complete 24-bit color set. * Support for extended charsets. Users can write UTF-8 text to their menu entries. This package contains a version of GRUB that has been built for use with traditional PC/BIOS architecture. Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-2.en.html Package: grub-pc State: not installed Automatically installed: no Version: 1.96+20080724-16 Priority: extra Section: admin Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers <[email protected]> Uncompressed Size: 3,990k Architecture: i386 Compressed Size: 1,453k Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-pc_1.96+20080724-16_i386.deb MD5sum: 6293802bd5ed3a93d3dcbbc54a1f97b2 Archive: stable Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7-1), libncurses5 (>= 5.6+20071006-3), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (> 1.96+20080413-1), liblzo2-2 (>= 2.03) Suggests: desktop-base (>= 4.0.6), os-prober Conflicts: desktop-base (= 4.0.5), grub, pupa Replaces: grub, grub-common (<= 1.96+20080413-1), grub2 (< 1.96+20080724-16), pupa Provides: grub Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS version) GRUB is a portable, powerful bootloader. This version of GRUB is based on a cleaner design than its predecessors, and provides the following new features: * Scripting in grub.cfg using BASH-like syntax. * Support for modern partition maps such as GPT. * Modular generation of grub.cfg via update-grub. Packages providing GRUB add-ons can plug in their own script rules and trigger updates by invoking update-grub2. * VESA-based graphical mode with background image support and complete 24-bit color set. * Support for extended charsets. Users can write UTF-8 text to their menu entries. This package contains a version of GRUB that has been built for use with traditional PC/BIOS architecture. Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-2.en.html ============================================================== fermi:~# cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg # # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE # # It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub # ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ### set default="Microsoft Windows XP Professionnel (on /dev/hda1)" if terminal_input console ; then true ; else # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't # understand terminal_input terminal console fi if terminal_output console ; then true ; else # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't # understand terminal_output terminal console fi set timeout=10 ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ### set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue set menu_color_highlight=white/blue ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-2-486" { insmod ext2 set root=(hd1,1) search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 1d466c65-ca8d-4534-a110-e17c470676bb linux /vmlinuz-2.6.30-2-486 root=UUID=22cf65b7-ff9a-4728-b4b5-3e822d019398 ro initrd /initrd.img-2.6.30-2-486 } menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-2-486 (recovery mode)" { insmod ext2 set root=(hd1,1) search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 1d466c65-ca8d-4534-a110-e17c470676bb linux /vmlinuz-2.6.30-2-486 root=UUID=22cf65b7-ff9a-4728-b4b5-3e822d019398 ro single initrd /initrd.img-2.6.30-2-486 } menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-1-486" { insmod ext2 set root=(hd1,1) search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 1d466c65-ca8d-4534-a110-e17c470676bb linux /vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-486 root=UUID=22cf65b7-ff9a-4728-b4b5-3e822d019398 ro initrd /initrd.img-2.6.30-1-486 } menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-1-486 (recovery mode)" { insmod ext2 set root=(hd1,1) search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 1d466c65-ca8d-4534-a110-e17c470676bb linux /vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-486 root=UUID=22cf65b7-ff9a-4728-b4b5-3e822d019398 ro single initrd /initrd.img-2.6.30-1-486 } ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### menuentry "Microsoft Windows XP Professionnel (on /dev/hda1)" { insmod ntfs set root=(hd0,1) search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 00e05658e056544e drivemap -s (hd0) ${root} chainloader +1 } menuentry "Windows NT/2000/XP (on /dev/hda2)" { insmod fat set root=(hd0,2) search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4116-9dd1 drivemap -s (hd0) ${root} chainloader +1 } ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ### # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the # menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change # the 'exec tail' line above. ### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ### fermi:~# ================================= fermi:~# cat /etc/default/grub # If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. GRUB_DEFAULT="\"Microsoft Windows XP Professionnel (on /dev/hda1)\"" GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" # Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only) GRUB_TERMINAL=console # The resolution used on graphical terminal # note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE # you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo' #GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480 # Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux #GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true # Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entrys #GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_RECOVERY="true" fermi:~# -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
