[gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-27 Thread James
Grant emailgrant at gmail.com writes: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me. When does that ever work? Grant, If you have more than one system there, you can set the system to use the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-26 Thread Alex Schuster
Grant writes: I get Unrecognized command from savedefault in grub: grub savedefault --default=1 --once Error 27: Unrecognized command Strange. Maybe this is something inofficial, and not every Gurb understands this? The documentation does not mention the --default option I think. I

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-26 Thread Grant
I get Unrecognized command from savedefault in grub: grub savedefault --default=1 --once Error 27: Unrecognized command Strange. Maybe this is something inofficial, and not every Gurb understands this? The documentation does not mention the --default option I think. I re-emerged grub

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-26 Thread Alex Schuster
Grant writes: Have a look at 'info grub', 'Booting' - 'Making your system robust', especially section 4.3.2 'Booting fallback systems'. That's what I used in order to test new kernels remotely.        Wonko I like that better. Where do you execute 'grub-set-default 0'? I had it in

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-26 Thread Nilesh Govindrajan
On Sun 26 Feb 2012 08:05:23 PM IST, Grant wrote: I get Unrecognized command from savedefault in grub: grub savedefault --default=1 --once Error 27: Unrecognized command Strange. Maybe this is something inofficial, and not every Gurb understands this? The documentation does not mention the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Robert David
V Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:08:43 -0800 Grant emailgr...@gmail.com napsáno: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.  Is there a safe way to do this?  The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me.  When does that ever work? You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Mick
On Saturday 25 Feb 2012 02:32:49 Pandu Poluan wrote: On Feb 25, 2012 9:14 AM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me. When does that ever work?

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Nilesh Govindrajan
On Sat 25 Feb 2012 05:48:49 PM IST, Mick wrote: On Saturday 25 Feb 2012 02:32:49 Pandu Poluan wrote: On Feb 25, 2012 9:14 AM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Francisco Ares
On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 12:26 AM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Grant wrote: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me. When does that ever work? You can press ESC in the Grub

[gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
(Hmm, GMane acting up again. Sorry if this shows up twice; I've sent this yesterday.) On 25/02/12 04:00, Grant wrote: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me. When does that ever work? Oh

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Feb 25, 2012 7:22 PM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday 25 Feb 2012 02:32:49 Pandu Poluan wrote: On Feb 25, 2012 9:14 AM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Alan Mackenzie
Hello, Nikos. On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 04:10:10AM +0200, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: On 25/02/12 04:00, Grant wrote: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me. When does that ever work? Oh

[gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 25/02/12 16:04, Alan Mackenzie wrote: Hello, Nikos. On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 04:10:10AM +0200, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: On 25/02/12 04:00, Grant wrote: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked for

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Grant
I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.  Is there a safe way to do this?  The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me.  When does that ever work? Oh crap, you said remote system.  Somehow I missed that.  Ignore my previous post since obviously accessing Grub on a

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Grant
I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.  Is there a safe way to do this?  The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me.  When does that ever work? You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to text-only mode. There, you select an entry, press e

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Grant
I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.  Is there a safe way to do this?  The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me.  When does that ever work? You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to text-only mode.  There, you select an entry,

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Grant
I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.  Is there a safe way to do this?  The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me.  When does that ever work? You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to text-only mode.  There, you select an entry, press e and

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Robert David
V Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:32:20 -0800 Grant emailgr...@gmail.com napsáno: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.  Is there a safe way to do this?  The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me.  When does that ever work? You can press ESC in the Grub screen

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Grant
I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.  Is there a safe way to do this?  The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me.  When does that ever work? You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to text-only mode. There, you select an entry,

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Feb 26, 2012 2:05 AM, Robert David robert.david.pub...@gmail.com wrote: V Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:32:20 -0800 Grant emailgr...@gmail.com napsáno: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Robert David
V Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:50:46 +0700 Pandu Poluan pa...@poluan.info napsáno: On Feb 26, 2012 2:05 AM, Robert David robert.david.pub...@gmail.com wrote: V Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:32:20 -0800 Grant emailgr...@gmail.com napsáno: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:50:46 +0700 Pandu Poluan pa...@poluan.info wrote: So, as you can see, binary distros can still fuck up royal time. Not to mention that if you have an exotic configuration, support for your configuration might not be built into the kernel by the distro. Somehow I

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-25 Thread Grant
I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.  Is there a safe way to do this?  The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me.  When does that ever work? Oh crap, you said remote system.  Somehow I missed that.  Ignore my previous post since obviously accessing Grub on a

[gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-24 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 25/02/12 04:00, Grant wrote: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me. When does that ever work? You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to text-only mode. There, you

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-24 Thread Grant
I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.  Is there a safe way to do this?  The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me.  When does that ever work? You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to text-only mode.  There, you select an entry, press e and

[gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-24 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 25/02/12 04:00, Grant wrote: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me. When does that ever work? Oh crap, you said remote system. Somehow I missed that. Ignore my previous post since

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-24 Thread Michael Mol
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 9:08 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system.  Is there a safe way to do this?  The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me.  When does that ever work? You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-24 Thread Dale
Grant wrote: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me. When does that ever work? You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to text-only mode. There, you select an entry,

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel?

2012-02-24 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Feb 25, 2012 9:14 AM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked for me. When does that ever work? You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take