Windows and Ubuntu 10.4 dual boot sequence

Change/boot/grub/grub.cfg file

/boot/grub/grub.cfg file, which is different from the old version number (before 9.10 version number/boot/grub/menu.lst), and for security reasons, the file is "read Only" property, so before you change the boot menu, you must first change its file properties to " Can read and write "can change the contents of the file.

sudo chmod 666/boot/grub/grub.cfg changes to default 4, where the number is determined by the number of title rows. You just have to see the menuentyr behavior XP is the system you want to start, I here the default boot system is set to XP system, this line in line 4th (starting from 0), so set to 4.

This article will address two key issues: the operating system with boot priority and the time selected between different operating systems

1. Boot-First operating system

Enter sudo gedit/boot/grub/grub.cfg in the terminal (note the space between the command and the path)

Then the system will use the gedit itself to open the text under the above path, in about 13 lines around the position of the Set default = "" This statement, we need to do is to change the number in the double-cited, this number is your first operating system, it is necessary to explain that the number is from 0 to start counting, Assuming you want to prioritize Qidong windows, and you choose the one from the startup item that knows that your windows is in nth place, then the double-lead is filled with N-1.

2. Time selected between different operating systems

The choice between the system's default system is 10 seconds, assuming you can set it yourself if you think this time is inappropriate. The method is to find the set timeout in the text you just opened by Ctrl + F, where the set timeout appears in a different color in the text, just change the one below.

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Windows and Ubuntu 10.4 dual boot sequence