Thanks alot, i didnt know about that :) Now that i sorted the time out, what about setting the default selected os, here is what is typed out in the menu.lst file ## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic root (hd0,2) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=4c55a628-5952-4027-be38-95ea4edbd758 ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic quiet title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,2) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=4c55a628-5952-4027-be38-95ea4edbd758 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+ root (hd0,2) kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin quiet ### 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 where would i set the auto selected os? is it the makeactive or savedefault? Cheers On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Ross Drummond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > On Sat, 23 Aug 2008, David Linton wrote: > > Hi, > > i recently formatted my old ubuntu 7.10 install due to some gfx issues > and > > a few other issues, and installed ubuntu 8.04, now, i had a "StartUp > > Manager" for GRUB to change the boot timeout etc on the 7.10 install, but > > can no longer find it in the package manager :S > > Can anyone help me out on this??!? > > > > Cheers > > David Linton > > The belt and braces way is to edit the file /boot/grub/menu.1st > > Append or edit the line; > > timeout 20 > > This should be at the top of the file and NN value is the number of seconds > you want the menu to be displayed before grub automatically boots the > default. > > The file menu.1st may be called grub.conf in some distributions. > > Cheers Ross Drummond >
