[ale] GRUB issue on boot

[Michael B. Trausch]

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James Sumners wrote On 04/14/2006 12:01 AM:
> I think all of that is way overkill. If I am building kernels myself I
> keep the previous known working one, maybe two, around. Adding an
> extra entry to LILO for them, and keeping those entries active, is not
> difficult. Judicious use of symlinks help in this situation. Keeping
> 20 different kernels in some obscure directory just because you might
> possibly decide to boot one some day is silly in my opinion.
> Seriously, when is the last time you booted a kernel that was older
> than your second most recent? The ability to load a random kernel
> located in some obscure location is just useless for every day work
> and 99% of troubleshooting instances.
> 
> So I think we are arguing definitions of flexibility. I think LILO is
> plenty flexible. It follows the K.I.S.S. methodology. You don't have
> to learn all sorts of weird commands and syntax to load your
> kernel(s). Just define the ones you want to use, in various ways, and
> go on about your business.
> 
> Grub? Yeah, it offers the world in flexibility. At the cost of
> complexity. I don't want complexity in something I rarely deal with.
> 

I've probably had to do that once in a year.  But, that's one more time
then zero, and it was useful.

That's the only reason I brought it up; I've actually used that to
troubleshoot a problem, and it worked, and I was happy.  :)

	- Mike
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