>> >> >> I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is >> >> >> there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has >> >> >> never worked for me. When does that ever work? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to >> >> > text-only mode. There, you select an entry, press "e" and edit >> >> > it. Press ENTER when you're finished, and then press "b" to boot >> >> > your modified entry. >> >> > >> >> > That way, you can boot whatever kernel you want if the current >> >> > one doesn't work. >> >> >> >> I can't do that remotely though. I'm probably asking for something >> >> that doesn't exist. >> >> >> >> - Grant >> >> >> > >> > Don't do that if you don't have some tool like KVM, or other remote >> > management of the server. Or if it is available in the data center, >> > just call them and order this service for the time you need to do >> > updates. >> > >> > This is why I don't use gentoo on servers any more, just because >> > I rather stay safe than sorry. >> >> How is another distro different in this situation? >> >> - Grant > > Just because when using distros like Centos/RHEL or Debian stable, you > have very little chance that the kernel released will fail. Due to > extensive testing, user base and update policy. And major kernel update > you done only once in few years and the transition is tested before > release done (though you are supposed to test yourself to be safe).
Yuck. :) > This is not saying that gentoo is bad, I'm very big fan of gentoo. > But you have to concern where it use and where not. > > Robert. Understood, thank you. - Grant
