On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 10:26:42PM +0100, John Sutton wrote: > I'm trying to find a way to boot a linux kernel from an already running linux > system *without* returning control to the BIOS i.e. without rebooting the > system. I suppose what I really need is a linux port of LOADLIN?
I'd love to find something like that. I reboot from one kernel to another pretty frequently, and it's a PITA to have to sit there and watch the machine while it shuts down so that I can catch GRUB or LILO at the right time and pick the right kernel. I inevitably have to answer the phone or something and miss my chance to pick a kernel. So, I end up having to wait while the default kernel boots up so I can shut it down and try again. It sounds trivial, but when you do it 8 or 10 times a day it eats up a lot of time. It would be great to be able to do something like: # shtudown -f -r -k <what-to-boot> now And then be able to come back a few minutes later and have the new system up and running. I suppose one could do it by shuffling GRUB menu.lst files around, but that sounds messy. -- Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub
