[ale] Continuing Saga of Centos 5.6

[Jim Lynch]

On 08/11/2011 12:51 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> "Michael B. Trausch"<mike at trausch.us>  writes:
>
>> On 08/10/2011 09:33 AM, Derek Atkins wrote:
>>> Even Fedora 15 still uses Grub v1.
>>>
>>> It's sufficiently different that Red Hat hasn't switched over.
>> A shame, really.  GRUB 2 is far superior in every way.
> I would argue it's NOT superior in *every* way -- the fact that you have
> to run a program to build your configuration every time you tweak it is
> most definitely a step backwards IMHO.  It's not as bad as LILO, but
> it's certainly damn close!  I *LIKE* the fact that I can just hand-edit
> a single configuration file and it gets used at runtime.
>
> Sure, grub2 has its benefits too, such as better LVM and FS support.
> But the configuration bit is a large chunk to chew.
>
> I don't blame Red Hat for being cautious.
>
> Just the simple task of changing your boot parameters in g2 took me half
> an hour to figure out what file to change and how to change it..  And
> even then I didn't get it right the first time!  Whereas with g1 it's
> boom -- there you go!  Open file, add options, save file, reboot.  Done.
>
>> 	--- Mike
> -derek
>
I have to agree with Derek.  I still haven't figured out how to set the 
default.  I ended up reorganizing my options, putting the kernel I 
wanted to be the default at the top.  Not optimal but it worked.

Jim.