====== Boot previous kernel (Mint) ======

<code>
grep "menuentry " /boot/grub/grub.cfg
</code>
count the entries with tab in front, start at 0

<code>
sudo vi /etc/default/grub
</code>
change 
<code>GRUB_DEFAULT=0 #boots the latest kernel</code>
to the desired kernel name

Increase timeout to 2 seconds to display boot menu if necessary:
<code>GRUB_TIMEOUT=0</code>

apply changes:
<code>sudo update-grub</code>

===== Bash Script =====

<code bash kernelchoice.sh>
#!/bin/bash
if [ "$LOGNAME" != "root" ]
then
    echo "kernelchoice.sh needs to be run as root!"
    exit
fi

kernellist=()
while IFS=  read -r -d $'\n'; do
    kernellist+=("$REPLY")
done < <(grep 'gnulinux.*generic-advanced' /boot/grub/grub.cfg | grep -v " set default" | cut -d "'" -f 4)

PS3="Enter default kernel number, q to quit: "

if [[ ${#kernellist[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
    IFS=$'\n'
    select kernelname in "${kernellist[@]}" __QUIT__
    do
      if [[ "$REPLY" == "q" ]]; then
          break;
      fi
      [[ -n "$kernelname" ]] || { echo "Invalid selection. Please try again.\n" >&2; continue; }
      if [[ "$kernelname" == "__QUIT__" ]]; then
          break;
      else
          advancedmenu=$(grep submenu /boot/grub/grub.cfg | cut -d "'" -f 4)
          sed -i s'/^GRUB_DEFAULT.*/GRUB_DEFAULT="'"$advancedmenu"'>'"$kernelname"'"/' /etc/default/grub
          echo "Set default kernel to $kernelname"
          echo "Updating grub"
          update-grub2
          break;
      fi
    done
    unset IFS
else
    echo "Could not find kernels"
fi
</code>