Boot config ubuntu

killert · 03-August-06, 12:47 PM

Ok, I just installed ubuntu on my harddrive, partioned with XP, can I change the boot order so XP is first?

EvilClown · 03-August-06, 01:13 PM

Do you want it to be first or do you just want Windows to be the default so unless you hit enter on another option or press a button on the keyboard it will wait 10 seconds or whatever you want the timeout as and if you don't do anything it will boot into Windows?

killert · 03-August-06, 02:24 PM

I just want it to be first.

Bionic · 03-August-06, 03:04 PM

I think you can do the following:
open a console and do
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

then edit this section accordingly:

Code:

## 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

Just change the default number to whatever Windows is in your list

EvilClown · 03-August-06, 03:09 PM

Well, making it default isn't going to put it first on the list, you would need to change the number for it in order to change it's position on the list.

Bionic · 04-August-06, 09:58 AM

you are right of course.
I think that the way to put it first on the list is to just move the entry to to the top of that /boot/grub/menu.lst file

I can't be sure, as the computer I'm on atm only boots Ubuntu

Fatsobob · 04-August-06, 10:20 AM

It should be easy easy as copy and pasting it to in front of ubuntu on the list. Gedit is better for copy and paste jobs so I suggest gedit instead of nano.

ossamauk · 08-August-06, 11:14 AM

gedit /boot/grub/grub.conf

#boot=/dev/hda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,1)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Linux
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-1.2157_FC5 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.17-1.2157_FC5.img
title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

it counts the title lines starting from 0. so it will use the title entry higher up on the list. moving windows up above the linux entry will make it 0 so it is the default.
or you can change the default number from 0 to 1.
either way will work.

03-August-06, 12:47 PM		#1 (permalink)
killert Apex Tech God	Boot config ubuntu Ok, I just installed ubuntu on my harddrive, partioned with XP, can I change the boot order so XP is first?

03-August-06, 01:13 PM		#2 (permalink)
EvilClown Evil 'Tweaking' Clown	Re: Boot config ubuntu Do you want it to be first or do you just want Windows to be the default so unless you hit enter on another option or press a button on the keyboard it will wait 10 seconds or whatever you want the timeout as and if you don't do anything it will boot into Windows?

03-August-06, 02:24 PM		#3 (permalink)
killert Apex Tech God	Re: Boot config ubuntu I just want it to be first.

03-August-06, 03:09 PM		#5 (permalink)
EvilClown Evil 'Tweaking' Clown	Re: Boot config ubuntu Well, making it default isn't going to put it first on the list, you would need to change the number for it in order to change it's position on the list.

04-August-06, 09:58 AM		#6 (permalink)
Bionic Apex Tech Maniac	Re: Boot config ubuntu you are right of course. I think that the way to put it first on the list is to just move the entry to to the top of that /boot/grub/menu.lst file I can't be sure, as the computer I'm on atm only boots Ubuntu

04-August-06, 10:20 AM		#7 (permalink)
Fatsobob Apex's Squirrel Revolutionary	Re: Boot config ubuntu It should be easy easy as copy and pasting it to in front of ubuntu on the list. Gedit is better for copy and paste jobs so I suggest gedit instead of nano.

08-August-06, 11:14 AM		#8 (permalink)
ossamauk Apex Techie Lite	Re: Boot config ubuntu gedit /boot/grub/grub.conf #boot=/dev/hda default=0 timeout=5 splashimage=(hd0,1)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz hiddenmenu title Linux root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-1.2157_FC5 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.17-1.2157_FC5.img title Windows XP rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1 it counts the title lines starting from 0. so it will use the title entry higher up on the list. moving windows up above the linux entry will make it 0 so it is the default. or you can change the default number from 0 to 1. either way will work.

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