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Ubuntu 10.4 & Startupmanager problem??

Asked by sadsack

Hi there,

I Have managed to install Startupmanager, and chose Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition as my default op system, I have changed my timeout to 16 secs, Color depth to 16 bit, and to "Show boot splash".

But every time i reboot XP Home is always the last one listed still.

But when i re-run Startupmanager all of my settings are still there.... XP Home as default, timeout 16 secs, ect ect...

Is there a particular reason for this, I.E. Startupmanager just doesn't work with grub2 on 10.4, or is there something else I should be doing in order for these changed to take effect.

Thank you for any help given, it will be very much appreciated for a 2 day noob linux user.

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zvacet (ivicakolic) said : 		#1

It doesn't meter on witch position your desired OS is on grub.If it is highlighted when grub opens then it is default.

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sadsack (forumwaste) said : 		#2

In That case then Ubuntu is still the default. because xp home is not highlighted in any way, only the 1st on the list is highlighted.

I Managed to find this info from here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2

So it seems the only editor available to edit this basic text file is StartupManager.
Considering what the next two lines say.

Configuration changes are normally made to /etc/default/grub and to the custom files located in /etc/grub.d. The /boot/grub/grub.cfg file should not be edited by the user; changes to this file are made by configuration scripts.

info.png Some of the most common changes, such as the default OS/kernel and menu timeout, can be changed from within a GUI app called StartUp-Manager. See the community doc StartUpManager for information about how to install and use this application.

/etc/default/grub (file)

    * The main configuration file for changing default settings. Upon installation, the following lines are available for alteration by the user:
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      GRUB_DEFAULT - Sets the default menu entry. Entries may be numeric, a complete menuentry quotation, or "saved"
          o

            GRUB_DEFAULT=0 Sets the default menu entry by menu position. As in GRUB, the first "menuentry" in grub.cfg is 0, the second is 1, etc.
          o

            GRUB_DEFAULT="xxxx" An exact menu entry, including the quotation symbols, may also be used. In this case, location in the menu will not matter. Example: GRUB_DEFAULT="Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-9-generic"

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zvacet (ivicakolic) said : 		#3

cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg

post output here

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