linux如何更改默认内核,更改linux默认启动内核加载顺序

在安装vmware tools 的时候，需要安装rhel-5-server-i386-disc1.iso\Server中的

kernel-2.6.18-8.el5.i686.rpm

kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.el5.i686.rpm

kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.el5.i386.rpm

并且从kernel-2.6.18-8.el5.i686内核启动

这样RHEL 5会有多个内核，经过长期实践观察，xen内核容易出问题。。

可修改启动配置文件，更改系统默认加载的内核！

查看有两个grub.conf，分别是/etc/grub.conf，还有/boot/grub/grub.conf

两个文件应该是一样的

/etc/grub.conf: symbolic link to `../boot/grub/grub.conf'

#vi /etc/grub.conf

# grub.conf generated by anaconda

#

# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file

# NOTICE:   You have a /boot partition.   This means that

#       all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.

#       root (hd0,0)

#       kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda2

#       initrd /initrd-version.img

#boot=/dev/sda

default=1

timeout=5

splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

hiddenmenu

title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-53.el5PAE)

root (hd0,0)

kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.el5PAE ro root=LABEL=/1 3 rhgb quiet

initrd /initrd-2.6.18-53.el5PAE.img

title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server-xen (2.6.18-53.el5xen)

root (hd0,0)

kernel /xen.gz-2.6.18-53.el5

module /vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.el5xen ro root=LABEL=/1 3 rhgb quiet

module /initrd-2.6.18-53.el5xen.img

title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server-base (2.6.18-53.el5)

root (hd0,0)

kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.el5 ro root=LABEL=/1 3 rhgb quiet

initrd /initrd-2.6.18-53.el5.img

将其中的default =1改为你需要的。(注：默认顺序是从0开始)