Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: Kernel thoughts of a Linux user | Date | Fri, 19 Nov 2004 05:04:24 +0000 (UTC) |
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Followup to: <200411181859.27722.gjwucherpfennig@gmx.net> By author: "Gerold J. Wucherpfennig" <gjwucherpfennig@gmx.net> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > - setting up kernel boot parameters with graphical tools is unreliable, > because the system doesn't know which bootloader entry was chosen. > One solution to this issue is to create a new kernel parameter "loaderhint" > where the bootloader will be able to set the number of the chosen boot entry. > In the configuration file of the bootloader this will have to be explicitly > remarked e.g. ... loaderhint=%selection% ... . Unfortunately this could be > circumvented, because it isn't mandatory and could be manipulated in the boot > loader configuration. (Other/better suggestions are welcome) >
Most boot loaders have an BOOT_IMAGE option visible in /proc/cmdline.
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