I just recently installed opensuse 13.2.
The default boot os is opensuse 13.2. I have dual boot - linux and windows xp.
I went into yast and changed the default os to xp but it didn’t “stick” - that is, upon restart linux is still the default os.
I suppose the grub config file needs to be manually edited?
Why can’t the default os be changed using yast?
One other thing - I had opensuse 11.1 and did a new install of 13.2.
Here’s a copy of grub.cfg from the root/boot/grub2 folder (I believe this is the cfg file being used based on its creation date):
DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
It is automatically generated by grub2-mkconfig using templates
from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header
if -f ${config_directory}/grubenv ]; then
load_env -f ${config_directory}/grubenv
elif -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
if “${next_entry}” ] ; then
set default="${next_entry}"
set next_entry=
save_env next_entry
set boot_once=true
else
set default="${saved_entry}"
fi
if x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="–id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if “${prev_saved_entry}” ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if -z “${boot_once}” ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function load_video {
if x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}
if x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root=‘hd3,msdos5’
if x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos5 --hint=‘hd3,msdos5’ fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680
fi
font="/usr/share/grub2/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root=‘hd3,msdos5’
if x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos5 --hint=‘hd3,msdos5’ fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680
fi
insmod gfxmenu
loadfont ($root)/boot/grub2/themes/openSUSE/ascii.pf2
loadfont ($root)/boot/grub2/themes/openSUSE/DejaVuSans10.pf2
loadfont ($root)/boot/grub2/themes/openSUSE/DejaVuSans12.pf2
loadfont ($root)/boot/grub2/themes/openSUSE/DejaVuSans-Bold14.pf2
insmod png
set theme=($root)/boot/grub2/themes/openSUSE/theme.txt
export theme
if x${boot_once} = xtrue ]; then
set timeout=0
elif x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
set timeout_style=menu
set timeout=10
Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
unavailable.
else
set timeout=10
fi
END /etc/grub.d/00_header
BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux
menuentry ‘openSUSE’ --class opensuse --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option ‘gnulinux-simple-fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680’ {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root=‘hd3,msdos5’
if x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos5 --hint=‘hd3,msdos5’ fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680
fi
echo ‘Loading Linux 3.16.6-2-desktop …’
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.6-2-desktop root=UUID=fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680 resume=/dev/sdc6 splash=silent quiet showopts
echo ‘Loading initial ramdisk …’
initrd /boot/initrd-3.16.6-2-desktop
}
submenu ‘Advanced options for openSUSE’ $menuentry_id_option ‘gnulinux-advanced-fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680’ {
menuentry ‘openSUSE, with Linux 3.16.6-2-desktop’ --class opensuse --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option ‘gnulinux-3.16.6-2-desktop-advanced-fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680’ {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root=‘hd3,msdos5’
if x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos5 --hint=‘hd3,msdos5’ fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680
fi
echo ‘Loading Linux 3.16.6-2-desktop …’
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.6-2-desktop root=UUID=fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680 resume=/dev/sdc6 splash=silent quiet showopts
echo ‘Loading initial ramdisk …’
initrd /boot/initrd-3.16.6-2-desktop
}
menuentry ‘openSUSE, with Linux 3.16.6-2-desktop (recovery mode)’ --class opensuse --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option ‘gnulinux-3.16.6-2-desktop-recovery-fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680’ {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root=‘hd3,msdos5’
if x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos5 --hint=‘hd3,msdos5’ fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680
fi
echo ‘Loading Linux 3.16.6-2-desktop …’
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.6-2-desktop root=UUID=fb0ec9ed-3548-483b-bbb6-d53fa0b9f680 showopts apm=off noresume edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 nomodeset x11failsafe
echo ‘Loading initial ramdisk …’
initrd /boot/initrd-3.16.6-2-desktop
}
}
END /etc/grub.d/10_linux
BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen
END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen
BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+
END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+
BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober
menuentry ‘Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (on /dev/sdb1)’ --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option ‘osprober-chain-0000-0E52’ {
insmod part_msdos
insmod fat
set root=‘hd1,msdos1’
if x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd1,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,msdos1 --hint=‘hd1,msdos1’ 0000-0E52
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0000-0E52
fi
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
menuentry ‘Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (on /dev/sdd1)’ --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option ‘osprober-chain-0000-0F60’ {
insmod part_msdos
insmod fat
set root=‘hd3,msdos1’
if x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1 --hint=‘hd3,msdos1’ 0000-0F60
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0000-0F60
fi
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober
BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom
This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
the ‘exec tail’ line above.
END /etc/grub.d/40_custom
BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom
if -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif -z “${config_directory}” -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
END /etc/grub.d/41_custom
BEGIN /etc/grub.d/80_suse_btrfs_snapshot
END /etc/grub.d/80_suse_btrfs_snapshot
BEGIN /etc/grub.d/90_persistent
END /etc/grub.d/90_persistent
Thanks,
Jim