Index: grub/stage2/builtins.c
===================================================================
--- grub.orig/stage2/builtins.c	2008-06-02 18:06:08.942580000 +0100
+++ grub/stage2/builtins.c	2008-06-04 13:35:04.573044000 +0100
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@
    inside other functions.  */
 static int configfile_func (char *arg, int flags);
 
+static int savedefault_helper (char *arg, int flags);
+
+static int savedefault_shell (char *arg, int flags);
+
 /* Initialize the data for builtins.  */
 void
 init_builtins (void)
@@ -3512,7 +3516,109 @@
 static int
 savedefault_func (char *arg, int flags)
 {
-#if !defined(SUPPORT_DISKLESS) && !defined(GRUB_UTIL)
+#if !defined(SUPPORT_DISKLESS)
+  #if !defined(GRUB_UTIL)
+	return savedefault_helper(arg, flags);
+  #else
+	return savedefault_shell(arg, flags);
+  #endif
+#else /* !SUPPORT_DISKLESS */ 
+  errnum = ERR_UNRECOGNIZED;
+  return 1;
+#endif /* !SUPPORT_DISKLESS */
+}
+
+#if !defined(SUPPORT_DISKLESS) && defined(GRUB_UTIL)
+/* savedefault_shell */
+static int
+savedefault_shell(char *arg, int flags)
+ {
+  int once_only = 0;
+  int new_default;
+  int curr_default = -1;
+  int curr_prev_default = -1;
+  int new_prev_default = -1;
+  FILE *fp;
+  size_t bytes = 10;
+  char line[bytes];
+  char *default_file = (char *) DEFAULT_FILE_BUF;
+  char buf[bytes];
+  int i;
+  
+  while (1)
+    {
+      if (grub_memcmp ("--default=", arg, sizeof ("--default=") - 1) == 0)
+        {
+          char *p = arg + sizeof ("--default=") - 1;
+          if (! safe_parse_maxint (&p, &new_default))
+            return 1;
+          arg = skip_to (0, arg);
+        }
+      else if (grub_memcmp ("--once", arg, sizeof ("--once") - 1) == 0)
+        {
+         once_only = 1;
+         arg = skip_to (0, arg);
+	}
+      else
+        break;
+    }
+
+  *default_file = 0;
+  grub_strncat (default_file, config_file, DEFAULT_FILE_BUFLEN);
+  for (i = grub_strlen(default_file); i >= 0; i--)
+    if (default_file[i] == '/')
+    {
+      i++;
+      break;
+    }
+  default_file[i] = 0;
+  grub_strncat (default_file + i, "default", DEFAULT_FILE_BUFLEN - i);
+
+  if(!(fp = fopen(default_file,"r")))
+    {
+      errnum = ERR_READ;
+      goto fail;
+    }
+  
+  fgets(line, bytes, fp);
+  fclose(fp);
+ 
+  sscanf(line, "%d:%d", &curr_prev_default, &curr_default);
+     
+  if(curr_default != -1)
+    new_prev_default = curr_default;
+  else
+    {
+      if(curr_prev_default != -1)
+        new_prev_default = curr_prev_default;
+      else
+        new_prev_default = 0;
+    }
+     
+  if(once_only)
+    sprintf(buf, "%d:%d", new_prev_default, new_default);
+  else
+    sprintf(buf, "%d", new_default);
+
+  if(!(fp = fopen(default_file,"w")))
+    {
+      errnum = ERR_READ;
+      goto fail;
+    }
+     
+  fprintf(fp, buf);   
+     
+fail:
+  fclose(fp);
+  return errnum;
+}
+#endif
+
+/* savedefault_helper */
+static int
+savedefault_helper (char *arg, int flags)
+{
+#if !defined(SUPPORT_DISKLESS)
   unsigned long tmp_drive = saved_drive;
   unsigned long tmp_partition = saved_partition;
   char *default_file = (char *) DEFAULT_FILE_BUF;
@@ -3588,22 +3694,26 @@
       
       disk_read_hook = disk_read_savesect_func;
       len = grub_read (buf, sizeof (buf));
+      buf[9]='\0';/* Make sure grub_strstr() below terminates */
       disk_read_hook = 0;
       grub_close ();
       
-      if (len != sizeof (buf))
-	{
-	  /* This is too small. Do not modify the file manually, please!  */
-	  errnum = ERR_READ;
-	  goto fail;
-	}
-
       if (sector_count > 2)
 	{
 	  /* Is this possible?! Too fragmented!  */
 	  errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
 	  goto fail;
 	}
+
+      char *tmp;
+      if((tmp = grub_strstr(buf, ":")) != NULL)
+      {
+       int f_len = grub_strlen(buf) - grub_strlen(tmp);
+       char *def;
+       buf[f_len] = '\0';
+       def = buf;
+       safe_parse_maxint (&def, &entryno);
+      }
       
       /* Set up a string to be written.  */
       grub_memset (buf, '\n', sizeof (buf));
Index: grub/stage2/stage2.c
===================================================================
--- grub.orig/stage2/stage2.c	2008-06-02 18:06:08.858579000 +0100
+++ grub/stage2/stage2.c	2008-06-04 13:36:26.564534000 +0100
@@ -934,7 +934,11 @@
 	      len = grub_read (buf, sizeof (buf));
 	      if (len > 0)
 		{
+		  char *tmp;
 		  buf[sizeof (buf) - 1] = 0;
+		  if((tmp = grub_strstr(p, ":")) != NULL)
+		    p = tmp + 1;
+		  
 		  safe_parse_maxint (&p, &saved_entryno);
 		}