Re: GRUB as linux LOADLIN???

[Alex Thiel]

On Saturday 27 April 2002 04:26, Grant Edwards wrote:
> 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.
>

Someone posted a patch to implement the -R functionality of LILO for GRUB a 
while ago. See http://www.mail-archive.com/address@hidden/msg05402.html and 
follow-ups.

Cheers,
        Alex