Question #78588 on Ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78588
Sam posted a new comment: > howmany=2 > Note that system files often have a lot of lines starting with # as this > stops the machine taking any notice of > what's on the line. Unfortunately that is uncorrect for section 'Automagic Kernel List', including the 'howmany_command'. The comment symbol # has a special role in menu.lst, which is a control file only used by GRUB. In the inner section will be parameters saved for the support app 'update-grub'. Since GRUB doesn't understand them, it was an agreement to avoid syntax errors that parameters for 'update-grub' have one # comment symbol. Real comments have two ## symbols. For the record: Lines with two or more ## are always comments. Lines with one # in the inner block are commands for update-grub, if these keywords follow # alternative, altoptions, defoptions, groot, howmany, kopt, lockalternative, lockold, memtest86, nonaltoptions, recovery, savedefault, updatedefaultentry, xenhopt, xenkopt Other lines with one # are comments. Lines without # are commands for GRUB itself Hence, recommendation is using a text editor which supplies syntax highlighting, e.g. nano, vim http://media.ubuntuusers.de/wiki/attachments/10/28/menu.lst-nano-bunt.png Quote menu.lst ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs e.g. ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=2 Markers in menu.lst are: ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## ## Start Default Options ## ## ## End Default Options ## ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST -- You received this question notification because you are a member of UF Unanswered Posts Team, which is an answer contact for Ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuforums-unanswered Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuforums-unanswered More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
