Karl Larsen wrote: >>> Notice f8 has already got a new kernel and it was properly added to >>> grub. This would not happen if the above was just added to the main >>> grub.conf. >>> >> >> Why not? >> I don't see anything special about your setup. >> Most people just have one grub.conf and this seems to work fine. > It works fine if you are not getting upgraded kernel's. I prefer to > use this method because it is open ended. I can add more systems easy. I have much the same setup as you, and I get upgraded kernels, like any other package. I can imagine situations in which your system - where you have one grub starting another grub on another disk - would have advantages, but for 99% of users the standard system, with one grub on the MBR of the first disk, works perfectly well, no matter how many OS's you have.
