Hello from Gregg C Levine The few times, when I need to have more then one version of a kernel living on my Linux box, "Spock", I typically insert it in the menu file, a reference to that version kernel, that I need for any variety of functions that are not available with the one that the distribution came with. I grant you, that it is a damned nuisance, but it works for me. And that word was selected just because it made sense, not because I was making a pun. ------------------- Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------ "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi "Use the Force, Luke." Obi-Wan Kenobi (This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi ) (This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda )
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Grant Edwards > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 10:27 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: GRUB as linux LOADLIN??? > > 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 _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub