Thanks Bipin for the reply... On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 7:37 PM, bipin kumar <bipin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > i never said that grub.cfg cannot be edited manually instead i said it was > not recommended. I too never said that... I usually edit grub directly by removing write protection. > i would like to add that once you comment out > the unwanted entries, during installation of new kernel packages the > 'update-grub' will reinsert the older kernels if its still installed > in the system.Further during this process it will update the grub > config entries such as default item, boot timeout etc as read from > the file '/etc/default/grub'. so the manual changes in the grub.cfg is > prone to be overwritten during a kernel update process. However it > does not apply to those offline systems where frequent update is not > carried out. this is what i could understand from reading through the > grub2 documentation(but then i am not a geek either). Like you said, we ordinary desktop users don't update the kernels that frequently. We go for full distro upgrade or fresh install. So that wont be a problem. Besides if something bad happens with editing grub, it'll be handy wont it, those config files putting it back? But I still don't understand why "editing grub.cfg is prevented". I hope somebody can provide a better answer... Anyway, lets wind up this discussion. This post is diverting from the topic... -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en
