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Eskimo1
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9. January 2007 @ 14:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a dual boot laptop half windows xp pro, half fedora core 5. I'm using grub boot loader and it gives 5 sec to choose... does any one know how to extend this time?

I was told /boot/grub/grub.conf and change the default to what ever you want but when i opened it with my text editor it was a blank document.

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janrocks
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9. January 2007 @ 18:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Heres mine..it's /boot/grub/menu.list (debian)

# 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 5 THIS IS THE ENTRY TO CHANGE

# 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 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
# password --XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
# password XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

#
# 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 options 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/hda2 ro 24

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,1)

## 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

## 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 Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro 24
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386
savedefault
boot

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro 24 single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386
savedefault
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

Eskimo1
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10. January 2007 @ 04:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
for some reason its not opening... do i have to be in roots home directory?

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janrocks
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10. January 2007 @ 05:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah..it's a root owned file.

try this.. login as root, navigate to /boot/grub
then use the nano editor, with # nano menu.list

I like nano..it's easy.

What I don't like, or know much about is FC5, so I'm not certain it boots in the same way.

Found this document, which I haven't read that may solve your issues.

http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc5.html#boot

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 10. January 2007 @ 06:16

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Eskimo1
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10. January 2007 @ 09:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The last distro I used (RHEL) had gedit built in where as fc5 has KWrite so I just downloaded gedit and extended it from 5 to 20.


Thanks for the info.

By the way that web site is a good one :D

Thanks Again!

Eskimo!
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