My laptop has two harddrives of 320 gb each. I have Win7 on one, Debian on the other. When I start up, the GRUB loader, where I select whether I want to start Linux or Windows, has two options for each. I don't remember what the options actually are (something like single-user is added on the second Debian option, the other windows option is the same I think), but is this supposed to show two boot options for each OS?

Selecting the wrong Windows option just goes to a blank screen and sits til I reboot, and I haven't tried the second Linux option yet.

How do I change it if its unnecessary?

and also, how can I make the wait time on GRUB a little longer? Right now its like 3 seconds to pick Windows or Debian (or at least move the cursor) before it automatically boots Debian. Sometimes I want to boot windows for games, and I happen to be looking somewhere else in that three second space, and I have to restart to get back to the load screen.

Thanks for any help

In your Debian install you have a file (assuming you are using legacy GRUB)In there you will find the boot entries, plus the setting called "timeout" which allows you to set the time before it automatically boots.

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fantastic thanks

No problem, don't forget to click the thumbs up and mark the thread as solved if it is.

have to check when I get home to try out the various fixes on different things I've gotten here today, but I definitely will if its what I needed

so I tried this, found the file and all, but I need root access to actually save any changes or to change permissions. Debian doesn't allow root logins via the initial login screen. Is there a console command to open this file with root access so I can save the changes?

needs to precede commands that need root permissions.

For persistant root logins do In other words just login as yourself, then sudo ______

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