diff -U 4 -H -b -w -B -E -d -i -r kdm-3.5.4-orig/kdm/backend/bootman.c kdm-3.5.4/kdm/backend/bootman.c
--- kdm-3.5.4-orig/kdm/backend/bootman.c	2006-08-30 17:41:12.000000000 +0200
+++ kdm-3.5.4/kdm/backend/bootman.c	2006-08-30 17:50:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -77,28 +77,30 @@
 static int
 getGrub( char ***opts, int *def, int *cur )
 {
 	FILE *f;
-	char *ptr;
+	char *ptr, *linp;
 	int len;
 	char line[1000];
 
-	if (!grub && !(grub = locate( "grub" )))
+	if (!grub && !(grub = locate( "grub-set-default" )))
 		return BO_NOMAN;
 
 	*def = 0;
 	*cur = -1;
 	*opts = initStrArr( 0 );
 
 	if (!(f = fopen( GRUB_MENU, "r" )))
 		return errno == ENOENT ? BO_NOMAN : BO_IO;
-	while ((len = fGets( line, sizeof(line), f )) != -1)
-		if ((ptr = match( line, &len, "default", 7 )))
+	while ((len = fGets( line, sizeof(line), f )) != -1) {
+		for (linp = line; isspace(*linp); linp++, len--);
+		if ((ptr = match( linp, &len, "default", 7 )))
 			*def = atoi( ptr );
-		else if ((ptr = match( line, &len, "title", 5 ))) {
+		else if ((ptr = match( linp, &len, "title", 5 ))) {
 			for (; isspace( ptr[len - 1] ); len--);
 			*opts = addStrArr( *opts, ptr, len );
 		}
+	}
 	fclose( f );
 
 	return BO_OK;
 }
@@ -129,21 +131,16 @@
 
 static void
 commitGrub( void )
 {
-	FILE *f;
-	int pid;
-	static const char *args[] = { 0, "--batch", "--no-floppy", 0 };
+	char command[256];
 
 	if (sdRec.bmstamp != mTime( GRUB_MENU ) &&
 	    setGrub( sdRec.osname, &sdRec ) != BO_OK)
 		return;
 
-	args[0] = grub;
-	if ((f = pOpen( (char **)args, 'w', &pid ))) {
-		fprintf( f, "savedefault --default=%d --once\n", sdRec.osindex );
-		pClose( f, pid );
-	}
+	sprintf(command, "%s %d", grub, sdRec.osindex);
+	system(command);
 }
 
 static char *lilo;