Trying to find a workaround (other than editing /boot/grub/menu.lst) I tried this:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo grub-set-default 12 [sudo] password for sander: Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ But, alas, that does not work as default stays on 10 and does not become 12: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ egrep -i -e default -e title /boot/grub/menu.lst | grep -vi -e "^#" default 10 title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic (recovery mode) title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18-generic (recovery mode) title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-17-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-17-generic (recovery mode) title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode) title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode) title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+ title Other operating systems: title Microsoft Windows XP Professional savedefault [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Even more command did not solve this: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo update-grub Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ... Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-17-generic Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ egrep -i -e default -e title /boot/grub/menu.lst | grep -vi -e "^#" default 10 title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic (recovery mode) title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18-generic (recovery mode) title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-17-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-17-generic (recovery mode) title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode) title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode) title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+ title Other operating systems: title Microsoft Windows XP Professional savedefault [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ -- Upgrade to 8.04 does not change value of 'default' boot option if inserted kernels are before default boot option https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222660 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
