Bug 174360 - Feature req.: "lilo -R" for grub - set boot option for next reboot only
Summary: Feature req.: "lilo -R" for grub - set boot option for next reboot only
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Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: grub
Version: 4
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Peter Jones
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URL: http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=de...
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-11-28 14:43 UTC by James Baum
Modified: 2008-03-10 01:07 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Last Closed: 2008-03-10 01:07:39 UTC
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Description James Baum 2005-11-28 14:43:26 UTC
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User-Agent: Opera/8.5 (X11; Linux i686; U; en)

Description of problem:
On a multi-boot system it is nice to be able to say
"lilo -R 'image'; reboot"
This is not possible with the shipped version of grub.

This is described and fixed in
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=1241
--- 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 without any arguments, it will cancel a lock-
ed or fallback command line.
--- END OF QUOTE ---


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
grub-0.95-13

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
n/a

Additional info:

This appears to have been fixed in CVS. I have not tried or tested it, but it 
seems easy enough to get a newer version.

Comment 1 Sorin Sbarnea 2006-12-14 17:51:29 UTC
This would be very useful for any kernel upgrade. I would suggest even that
after a kernel upgrade if the boot fails to fallback to the las know good config.

Comment 2 Christian Iseli 2007-01-22 10:57:29 UTC
This report targets the FC3 or FC4 products, which have now been EOL'd.

Could you please check that it still applies to a current Fedora release, and
either update the target product or close it ?

Thanks.

Comment 3 petrosyan 2008-03-10 01:07:39 UTC
Fedora Core 4 is no longer maintained.

Setting status to "INSUFFICIENT_DATA". If you can reproduce this bug in the
current Fedora release, please reopen this bug and assign it to the
corresponding Fedora version.


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