How to select the default system to boot in GRUB?

Hi all. I’m a fairly recent convert to the linux system and I’m currently dual booting Windows XP and OpenSuSE 10.3. However, I notice that once GRUB starts up and presents me with a menu to select the OS to boot, OpenSuSE standard mode is the default Operating System. I want to change this to windows as the default. Is this possible? Thanks.

at the top of your menu.lst there is a line default=x, you just need to change the x… :slight_smile:

or if you prefer gui to editing, YaST - system - bootloader. highlight the entry you want to be first/default & click on the arrows to move up or down.then click save/accept/finish

Andy

I do not want to be a pain in the ass and I know it is difficult to try to look at problems as a noob, but menu.lst in fact is /boot/grub/menu.lst. Any guru would know, but not a beginner.

And BTW as a beginner: use deltaflyer44’s way.

AND … wait for it … It has special permissions rw------- so you can’t even read it unless you are root. So it would be better for a new user to use deltaflyer’s method EXCEPT … wait for it … he forgot to mention to click the button in lower right corner labelled “Set as default”.

Wow, a bunch of sleepy heads here tonight :eek:

I have no excuse, it is midmorning here, the sun is shining, lazy day :slight_smile:

he forgot to mention to click the button in lower right corner labelled “Set as default”.

sheesh, forgot that one, /me mumbles, need to read up on noob stuff

Andy

And since it was mentioned that the change could be done directly in menu.lst rather than through YaST . . .

The numbering for “default” begins with zero.