Linux Help with boot order

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  1. zach1288

    zach1288 What's a Dremel?

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    I have Mepis Linux and XP installed on my HD. When the Mepis boot manager comes up it has Mepis at the top. So if i dont go down the list and click on Windows within like 10 seconds then it boots Mepis. How do i change that so it will boot Windows first?






    -Zach :rock:
     
    zach1288, 27 Feb 2005
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  2. Go4t

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    not quite sure what boot loader mepis uses as im not familiar with the distro at all so some more information would be nice
     
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  3. trigger

    trigger Procrastinator

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    I believe the latest version of Mepis uses Grub, but the last version used Lilo. I'm not sure about Grub, but if you are on Lilo, then just edit /etc/lilo.conf, and you can change the default in there. After you save the file, run 'lilo' to update the bootloader.
     
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  4. Go4t

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    if using grub you need to edit /boot/grub/grub.conf and change default to 1 instead of 0
    /boot may be a separate partition and if it is all you need to do is
    mount /boot
    in a root terminal
     
    Go4t, 27 Feb 2005
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