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Old 09-24-2005, 12:41 PM   #1
johnny_00
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grub bootloader


hello everyone
i have linux installed on a partition and windows xp installed on another and grub asks u to choose on at startup.
the problem is that it automaticaly boots linux after a set amount of time, but i want it to boot windows.
does any1 know how i set windows to start up automatically?
 
Old 09-24-2005, 12:43 PM   #2
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Hi!

Could you please log onto your Linux system, and do the following: browse to the /boot/grub folder, and open the file grub.conf in any text editor. Copy and paste the stuff in there up onto here, and I'll change it for you!

M.

edit: Welcome to LQ!!
 
Old 09-24-2005, 01:05 PM   #3
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small problem there there is no grub.conf file!im using ubuntu which i assume u know already...
 
Old 09-24-2005, 01:14 PM   #4
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Hmm...odd. Is there a menu.lst file?

If not, go to terminal, and type: "locate grub.conf". That should give you the whereabouts of the file.

M.
 
Old 09-24-2005, 01:25 PM   #5
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yeah this looks like the file u asked for


Code:
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.           
default		0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout		10

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title		Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root		(hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader	+1
#
# title		Linux
# root		(hd0,1)
# kernel	/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default optons below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/sda3 ro console=tty0

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,2)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(recovery mode) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## nonaltoption boot targets option
## This option controls options to pass to only the
## primary kernel menu item.
## You can have ONLY one nonaltoptions line
# nonaltoptions=quiet splash

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## ## End Default Options ##

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-amd64-generic Default 
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 ro console=tty0 quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img
savedefault
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-amd64-generic Default (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 ro console=tty0 single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img
savedefault
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-amd64-generic 
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-amd64-generic root=/dev/sda3 ro console=tty0 quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-amd64-generic
savedefault
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-amd64-generic (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-amd64-generic root=/dev/sda3 ro console=tty0 single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-amd64-generic
savedefault
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel memtest86+ 
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin  
savedefault
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title		Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title		Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root		(hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader	+1
 
Old 10-14-2005, 04:17 PM   #6
kmwalke
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Code:
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.           
default		5
Try replacing the start of your file with this. This should work, your file is similar to grub.conf. This will change the default to the windows drive (because it is the 5th entry on your file). Hope this works.
 
  


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