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HazelB
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_ 		19. December 2009 @ 09:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
HI, How do I change the boot order in a dual boot with Ubuntu and WinXP or Win2k?

I can change within a Windows dual boot situation...but not between Linux and Windows...Thanks
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_ 		19. December 2009 @ 10:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
change which one grub lists as "default" .. then just move them in the boot.list file. .. should be using grub.. not the doze bootloader.
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_ 		19. December 2009 @ 15:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you will need to edit the grub file "sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst". Then if you go to the section where is lists your operating systems, you can just rearrange the order they appear in the list. Then grub will use the same order when it boots.
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_ 		20. December 2009 @ 06:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Easy peasy, grub entries start at 0, hence why 1 is my Macpup entry (default) ~

Quote:
# cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

# GRUB configuration file '/boot/grub/menu.lst'.
# Start GRUB global section
timeout 10
color light-gray/blue black/light-gray
gfxmenu /boot/grub/deep_stage1
default 1

title Windows (on /dev/sda1)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

title Macpup Foxy 3.0 (SMP) (on /dev/sda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2 ro vga=normal

title Puppy Linux 4.20 (SMP) (on /dev/sda3)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=normal
(no need to move or rearrange things, it's all down to the default parameter). That's assuming you're using Grub. If you are using the Windows bootloader, just install Grub as any future Windows installs will bugger up access to any linux installs, at least Grub can be modified/fixed at any time.
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HazelB
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_ 		20. December 2009 @ 12:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks everyone, I'll test this sometime soon after the holiday, when I have time.
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