[bugs #1241] lilo-like -R switch

[Yoshinori K. Okuji]

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[bugs #1241] Latest Modifications:

Changes by: 
                Yoshinori K. Okuji <address@hidden>
'Date: 
                Mon 06/21/2004 at 11:54 (GMT)

            What     | Removed                   | Added
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          Resolution | None                      | Fixed
              Status | Open                      | Closed
             Release |                           | unknown


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This is done in the trunk of the CVS.






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[bugs #1241] Full Item Snapshot:

URL: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=1241>
Project: GNU GRUB
Submitted by: Robin
On: Wed 09/18/2002 at 20:33

Category:  User Interface
Severity:  Major
Priority:  5 - Normal
Item Group:  Feature Request
Resolution:  Fixed
Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  
Originator Email:  
Status:  Closed
Release:  unknown
Reproducibility:  None
Planned Release:  


Summary:  lilo-like -R switch

Original Submission:  --- QUOTE FROM lilo(8) man page ---
       -R command line
              This  option sets the default command for the boot loader the 
next time it executes. The boot loader will then erase this
              line: this is a once-only command. It is typically used in reboot 
scripts, just before calling `shutdown -r'.  Used with-
              out any arguments, it will cancel a lock-ed or fallback command 
line.
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Follow-up Comments
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Date: Mon 06/21/2004 at 11:54       By: okuji
This is done in the trunk of the CVS.

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Date: Tue 10/01/2002 at 14:38       By: katzj
A patch was submitted with this functionality back in February  -- see 
http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-grub/2002-February/006701.html

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Date: Tue 10/01/2002 at 12:19       By: hno
See also Bug #557 on the savedefault command.

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Date: Tue 10/01/2002 at 12:02       By: hno
I'll second this, and propose it to be implemented as a temporary version of 
"savedefault".

savenextdefault <entrynr>

savenextdefault saves the default entry to be used for the next boot only. The 
boot after that will go back to the normal default entry.

Problme is that this needs the embedded data in stage2 to be extended with one 
more byte if to be done in a easy manner.


Another alternative would be to extend "savedefault" with an optional argument 
telling which entry to boot. This way one can easily make a grub script that 
switches to another boot entry, and have this boot entry switch the default 
back to the normal entry by executing a "savedefault normal-entry-number" 
command.

Regards
Henrik




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