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Old 05-16-2003, 01:21 AM   #1
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how to change default os in Grub


I installed c drive windows 98 and d drive red hat 9.
i'm using grub for dual boot.
redhat linux setup is the default operating system. How can i change the default os that will be booted??
 
Old 05-16-2003, 02:49 AM   #2
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open /boot/grub/grub.conf and change default to the number of the operating system you want. start counting from zero and count each "title" entry.
 
Old 05-16-2003, 07:20 AM   #3
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how to open /boot/grub/grub.conf ???
 
Old 05-16-2003, 08:10 AM   #4
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to open it, just use some kind of editor, like emacs.

type:
emacs /boot/grub/grub.conf

make the changes in the file, save it, and then try it.

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