default OS

stcusa · 07-25-2003, 04:20 PM

Hi
>I have RedHat 7.2 OS and Windows 2000 professional in
>the same Harddisk together, I would like to setup
>RedHat7.2 as a default Operating System.
>How Can I do that ?
>
>Thanks

Proud · 07-25-2003, 04:27 PM

What do you use to control booting? GRUB, Lilo or some other bootloader? Or (...eew...) BIOS switching?

peace · 07-26-2003, 12:04 PM

If you are using GRUB:

- go to the /etc/grub.conf file
- there should be a line like default = ?
- change that to your RH7.2 partition #

See an example from the LQ archive here:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...003/02/1/44091

If you are using LILO, you will have to change your /etc/lilo.conf file.

Skyline · 07-26-2003, 12:16 PM

Hi stcusa

If you are using LILO:

Open your Lilo.conf file up

There will be a directive in the Global section at the top that says:

default =..................

Simply change it to what's written in the

label =.....................

directive you've used in the Red Hat block of code