Re: Help with custom Grub2 menu

[Andrey Borzenkov]

В Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:48:55 -0500
Richard Owlett <address@hidden> пишет:

> I have a machine set aside for experimenting with OS 
> installs/configuration.
> 
> I'm currently experimenting with Debian Squeeze and Wheezy.
> Debian's installer defaults to
>    1. making the last install the default when booting - can be 
> bad idea if
>       you mess up the installation. I want the first OS installed 
> to be loaded
>       by default.
>    2. creating menu title from id of installed kernel. As 
> multiple installs may
>       use the same kernel, I wish to use meaningful label.
> 
> Is there a tool &/or documentation to make life simpler?
> 

When using grub-mkconfig menu is built using scripts in /etc/grub.d.
They are run sequentially and their output put into grub.cfg. You can
modify or remove any of them, or do not use grub-mkconfig at all and
maintain grub.cfg manually. There are several attempts to create
different tools to maintain grub.cfg.