On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 12:38 PM, David Linton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 > in that file will be a line Default n where n is a zero based number which select's the nth boot entry as the default. In other words, in the file below Default 0 would make ubuntu the default, Default 2 would make memtest the default. > > ## ## 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 > > > >
