[LBo] default GRUB boot

[Stefan Waidele jun.]

AnitaLewis wrote:
> Lynn Gallup wrote:
> 
>> 4. I would also like to modify the default boot param of 
>> </menu.1st> so that Windows boots instead of Linux. The "Bible" 
>> tells me I can do this but fails to explain how. It appears to be 
>> other than a text file so it must be a compiled file - The "Bible" 
>> apparently leaves this as an exercise for the student. What's the 
>> correct answer, please?
>> 
> 
> menu.lst is indeed a text file and you can edit it with the editor of
>  your choice. You will need to do that as root.


Lynn Gallup wrote in another mail:
> The reason for why I though I was unable to edit  < 
> /boot/grub/menu.1st > was because the text editor always came up 
> showing a blank file - Now I'm thinking it really IS a blank file! 
> Could this be possible? I thought it was a key params file for SUSE's
>  version of the GRUB boot loader.

Same here, if you try to edit it as regular user. The permissions do not
allow reading it.

Edit it as root as I explained in my previaous mail:
> In Suse, open a terminal (the button with the monitor in the
> taskbar). Then type "sux" (which is a Suse-specific command to let
> you run GUI-application as root). Enter your password and then "kate
> /boot/grub/menu.lst" to edit the menu.

Should work,

Stefan

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