On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:39:51 -0500 Frank Griffin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 12/12/2011 04:24 PM, Kristoffer Grundström wrote: > > 2011-12-12 22:22, Florian Hubold skrev: > >> Am 12.12.2011 22:15, schrieb Kristoffer Grundström: > >>> > >>> How to make it more easier to know which kernel belongs to which > >>> distro& > >>> version if you don't focus on the mga1 or mga2-part in the kernel-name? > >>> > >> That's why you can use titles as you want, to easier distinguish those. > > And how is a newbie supposed to see that he/she can do so? > > > Newbies, for the most part, don't often run multiple distros on the same > machine, and even less often have to resort to booting old kernels. > When Mageia updates a kernel, it creates new entries with the full > kernel name for the version it is replacing, but alters the existing > entry for the replaced kernel in place. So, as the initial install gave > you a "Mageia" title entry for the installed system, this will always be > set to the last installed kernel. Also, Windows partitions are > identified as such in the Mageia-generated titles. > Side note... a 'problem' I always have to do by hand and EasyBCD... Would it be feasible, when installer detects there is a windows partition, add the Linux entry to the windows boot menu ? Probably XP is easy, boot.ini is text, but for Win7 you must edit the BCD programatically. Are there linux tools to do that ? TIA > I think you'd better provide a use case that demonstrates the problem > you're trying to solve.
