Hi all.
I installed Linux (Ffedora) in one harddrive, and window XP in another harddrive of the same PC. It boots from Linux, but displays the following: Linux Other I have 5 seconds to select either of the 2 options. After 5 seconds, it authomatically selects Linux if I don't select "other (the other refers to Window XP)".
I need support in configuring for the following: * Change the "other" option to "Wndow XP" * Change the option timing from 5 seconds to 20 seconds.
Regards,
Paul
HI Login as root fire up gedit:
open /boot/grub/grub.conf
You'll see something like this:
******************************************************************************* [root@bear bob]# cat /boot/grub/grub.conf # grub.conf generated by anaconda # # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. # root (hd0,0) # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 # initrd /initrd-version.img #boot=/dev/hda default=0 timeout=5 splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz hiddenmenu title Fedora Core (2.6.10-1.741_FC3) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.10-1.741_FC3 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet initrd /initrd-2.6.10-1.741_FC3.img title Fedora Core (2.6.10-1.737_FC3) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.10-1.737_FC3 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet initrd /initrd-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.img
*****************************************************************************************************************************************
Look for title Other
and change it to WinXP under it you should have also root no verify ( which is some windoze thing )
You can change the time to wait in: #boot=/dev/hda default=0 timeout=5
Change timeout to more if need be.
When you get bored with XP you can bin it!
Cheers Bob
On Fri, 2005-01-14 at 09:09 -0600, Oguike, Paul (Paul) wrote:
Hi all.
I installed Linux (Ffedora) in one harddrive, and window XP in another harddrive of the same PC. It boots from Linux, but displays the following: Linux Other I have 5 seconds to select either of the 2 options. After 5 seconds, it authomatically selects Linux if I don't select "other (the other refers to Window XP)".
I need support in configuring for the following:
- Change the "other" option to "Wndow XP"
- Change the option timing from 5 seconds to 20 seconds.
Regards,
Paul
Bob wrote:
under it you should have also root no verify ( which is some windoze thing )
Actually it looks more like this:
title Windows XP rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1
Also, rootnoverify is not some specific Windows thing:
"rootnoverify device [hdbias] Similar to root (see root), but don't attempt to mount the partition. This is useful for when an OS is outside of the area of the disk that GRUB can read, but setting the correct root device is still desired. Note that the items mentioned in root above which derived from attempting the mount will not work correctly." http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/rootnoverify.html
Sorry Bob, I didn't catch your instructions before typing mine up. Think we helped Paul though.
Nils Breunese.
P.S. Paul, please next time start a new thread when instead of replying to a message in another thread that has nothing to do with your question.
HI Nils I was on my Other linux box and haven't looked at the xp/Linux box in ages He should be able to work it now. cheers Bob
On Fri, 2005-01-14 at 16:53 +0100, Nils Breunese wrote:
Bob wrote:
under it you should have also root no verify ( which is some windoze thing )
Actually it looks more like this:
title Windows XP rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1
Also, rootnoverify is not some specific Windows thing:
"rootnoverify device [hdbias] Similar to root (see root), but don't attempt to mount the partition. This is useful for when an OS is outside of the area of the disk that GRUB can read, but setting the correct root device is still desired. Note that the items mentioned in root above which derived from attempting the mount will not work correctly." http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/rootnoverify.html
Sorry Bob, I didn't catch your instructions before typing mine up. Think we helped Paul though.
Nils Breunese.
P.S. Paul, please next time start a new thread when instead of replying to a message in another thread that has nothing to do with your question.
Paul wrote:
I installed Linux (Ffedora) in one harddrive, and window XP in another harddrive of the same PC. It boots from Linux, but displays the following: Linux Other I have 5 seconds to select either of the 2 options. After 5 seconds, it authomatically selects Linux if I don't select "other (the other refers to Window XP)".
I need support in configuring for the following:
- Change the "other" option to "Wndow XP"
- Change the option timing from 5 seconds to 20 seconds.
Open a terminal. Type "su -" to login to root. Now, you need to edit /etc/grub.conf (which is a symlink to /boot/grub/grub.conf, so it doesn't matter which one you edit).
You can use a simple text editor like nano ("nano /etc/grub.conf"), or vim or something else if you're more familiar with. You can even start a graphical editor like gedit ("gedit /etc/grub.conf").
Here you can change GRUB's (GRand Unified Bootloader) settings. Change "title Other" to "title Windows XP" and change "timeout=3" to "timeout=20". That should do it. Save and exit.
Please note that this list is actually not for these kinds of questions. Please subscribe to the Fedora Users list: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Nils Breunese.
You migth also want to comment out the "hiddenmenu" option - so it reads "#hiddenmenu". This enables the menu directly without having to press any key.
To select which OS should be loaded by default, set the "default" setting - 0 is the "uppermost" entry.
fre, 14.01.2005 kl. 16.45 skrev Nils Breunese:
Paul wrote:
I installed Linux (Ffedora) in one harddrive, and window XP in another harddrive of the same PC. It boots from Linux, but displays the following: Linux Other I have 5 seconds to select either of the 2 options. After 5 seconds, it authomatically selects Linux if I don't select "other (the other refers to Window XP)".
I need support in configuring for the following:
- Change the "other" option to "Wndow XP"
- Change the option timing from 5 seconds to 20 seconds.
Open a terminal. Type "su -" to login to root. Now, you need to edit /etc/grub.conf (which is a symlink to /boot/grub/grub.conf, so it doesn't matter which one you edit).
You can use a simple text editor like nano ("nano /etc/grub.conf"), or vim or something else if you're more familiar with. You can even start a graphical editor like gedit ("gedit /etc/grub.conf").
Here you can change GRUB's (GRand Unified Bootloader) settings. Change "title Other" to "title Windows XP" and change "timeout=3" to "timeout=20". That should do it. Save and exit.
Please note that this list is actually not for these kinds of questions. Please subscribe to the Fedora Users list: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Nils Breunese.
Kyrre Ness Sjobak wrote:
You migth also want to comment out the "hiddenmenu" option - so it reads "#hiddenmenu". This enables the menu directly without having to press any key.
To select which OS should be loaded by default, set the "default" setting - 0 is the "uppermost" entry.
I just realised there's also system-config-boot (also found in the System Settings menu) which let's you set the standard boot item and timeout. Unfortunately it doesn't let you change the names of the different items.
Nils.
I never realised that you could config from Gnome. Is that just from FC 3?
Bob
On Fri, 2005-01-14 at 18:18 +0100, Nils Breunese wrote:
Kyrre Ness Sjobak wrote:
You migth also want to comment out the "hiddenmenu" option - so it reads "#hiddenmenu". This enables the menu directly without having to press any key.
To select which OS should be loaded by default, set the "default" setting - 0 is the "uppermost" entry.
I just realised there's also system-config-boot (also found in the System Settings menu) which let's you set the standard boot item and timeout. Unfortunately it doesn't let you change the names of the different items.
Nils.
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