Kernel boot question

[Georgetoon]

I installed PCLinuxOS 2012.12.  It runs the bfs kernel.  I installed the pae kernel. 

I'll keep both kernels in place for now, but I want to automaticaly boot the bfs kernel.  so, i edited my grub menu and moved the bfs kernel to the bottom:

timeout 10
color black/cyan yellow/cyan
gfxmenu (hd0,0)/boot/gfxmenu
default 0

title linux
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=UUID=4be8056a-ca8a-4887-8c36-59c5e5248aab quiet nokmsboot vmalloc=256M acpi=on resume=UUID=067d8bd4-7c23-49f8-abd5-0b8412a5db31 splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd.img

title linux-nonfb
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux-nonfb root=UUID=4be8056a-ca8a-4887-8c36-59c5e5248aab quiet nokmsboot vmalloc=256M acpi=on resume=UUID=067d8bd4-7c23-49f8-abd5-0b8412a5db31
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd.img

title failsafe
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=failsafe root=UUID=4be8056a-ca8a-4887-8c36-59c5e5248aab quiet nokmsboot failsafe vmalloc=256M acpi=on
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd.img

title memtest-4.20
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/memtest-4.20 BOOT_IMAGE=memtest-4.20

title 3.2.18-pclos2.pae
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.18-pclos2.pae BOOT_IMAGE=3.2.18-pclos2.pae root=UUID=4be8056a-ca8a-4887-8c36-59c5e5248aab quiet nokmsboot vmalloc=256M acpi=on resume=UUID=067d8bd4-7c23-49f8-abd5-0b8412a5db31 splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd-3.2.18-pclos2.pae.img

title 3.2.18-pclos2.bfs
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.18-pclos2.bfs BOOT_IMAGE=3.2.18-pclos2.bfs root=UUID=4be8056a-ca8a-4887-8c36-59c5e5248aab quiet nokmsboot vmalloc=256M acpi=on resume=UUID=067d8bd4-7c23-49f8-abd5-0b8412a5db31 splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd-3.2.18-pclos2.bfs.img

On restart, the pae kernel booted and not the bfs.

What did I do wrong?

[Just17]

You should not have moved anything .......  all that is required is to edit the

default 0

line to point to whichever entry you wish to boot.

Start the count at zero ......

to boot the last entry posted would be

default 5

[Bald Brick]

Additionally:

If you leave the line default 0 as it is, your computer will boot with the kernel specified in the first boot stanza, i.e. with  /boot/vmlinuz on the first partition of your first hard drive. Now, vmlinuz isn't the name of the kernel itself; it's a symbolic link to the last kernel installed - in your case vmlinuz-3.2.18-pclos2.pae - regardless of the order of the other stanzas.

So if you want to boot vmlinuz-3.2.18-pclos2.bfs instead, you have to change "default 0" to "default 5" as Just17 suggested. Or change the default in PCC.

[Georgetoon]

What the heck was I thinking?? 

Thanks for clarifying.

[agmg]

You can also change your system's boot options through PCLinuxOS Control Center.
Configure Your Computer -> Boot -> Set up boot system

[Georgetoon]

You can also change your system's boot options through PCLinuxOS Control Center.
Configure Your Computer -> Boot -> Set up boot system

That's cool.  Just move the kernel up the list.