9:09 a.m.
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
9:20 a.m.
New subject: Keyboard switcher manual set string
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
9:53 a.m.
New subject: Keyboard switcher manual set string
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.
10:12 a.m.
New subject: Keyboard switcher manual set string
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.
9:45 a.m.
New subject: Keyboard switcher manual set string
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.
10:57 a.m.
New subject: Keyboard switcher manual set string
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.
11:18 a.m.
New subject: Keyboard switcher manual set string
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.
11:25 a.m.
New subject: Keyboard switcher manual set string
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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