Fedora Linux Boot loader

Pauly

Pauly

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I have built alot of computers and well have gotten kind of board with Windows. So I installed Fedora linux in a dual boot with XP. After install Fedora is the default OS to boot. My wife not to happy about having to choose. I can get in to the menu where I can choose either Fedora or other. Other meaning XP. By highlighting other and the hitting the E key where I can edit. Brings me to a page which I don't understand. I want to change other to XP and make it the default OS to boot. Got a keep the wife happy!!!
 
I believe Fedora still uses GRUB. I'm not real familar with it but you need to boot into Fedora and edit /etc/grub.conf (log in as root, also may be in a different location use grep if you can't find it). You should be able to change the title 'Other' to Windows XP and then look for the lines
Code: 
  default=0
 timeout=10
change the defualt to whatever number windows xp is in the list, the count starts at 0. Also be careful what you edit, bad things can happen if there are errors.
 
Thank you I booted into Fedora and browsed to the boot folder then the grub folder and opened the grub config file. I changed the 0 to a 1 and changed the name from other to XP. It worked like a charm. Thanks again.
 
Actually, Fedora Core 5 uses Lilo (I think)
If grub supports a graphical boot screen, then it could be either.
 
Cromewell said:
I believe Fedora still uses GRUB. I'm not real familar with it but you need to boot into Fedora and edit /etc/grub.conf (log in as root, also may be in a different location use grep if you can't find it). You should be able to change the title 'Other' to Windows XP and then look for the lines
Code: 
  default=0
 timeout=10
change the defualt to whatever number windows xp is in the list, the count starts at 0. Also be careful what you edit, bad things can happen if there are errors.
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Heh, thanks, i was curious about that too.
 
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