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From: bcrwhims@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (Carsten Whimster)
Subject: Q: How to automatically boot from chosen kernel?
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Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 14:22:28 GMT
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When my machine boots, I have to press Enter to boot the most recently
booted kernel. I would like to be able to skip this step. How do I
make it boot automatically?

I need to be able to go back, though, for upgrade purposes. Is this a
problem?
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          Carsten Whimster     bcrwhims@uwaterloo.ca
           EDM/2 Associate Editor and Book reviewer
            Team OS/2           POV-Panel/2 author
       http://www.undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca/~bcrwhims/