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    XP as default boot How?

    I want to set the grub to XP defalt. I see many topics on the edit to savedefault or 0 or1 or3 but how do I do this? where do I find the Grub program and how do I edit it? Do I use Konsole? Do I use Root Shell?

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    /boot/grub/menu.lst You can do it in File managaer, Super user mode, with mouse

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    I used wingrub from http://grub4dos.sourceforge.net/ to boot into dvdrom image.

    after installed wingrub, select Tools->Install Grub->Boot From BOOT.INI->Install

    The PC boot up would be XP boot menu. XP default boot option.
    Their will be a line 'The Grub', select it will boot into Grub boot menu. Then boot your knoppix cd/dvd image file.
    The configuration is C:\Grub\menu.lst

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    The menu.lst I use included the following line:
    title Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD Official Release from ISO (KDE)
    kernel (hd0,1)/knx402/linux ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us nomce quiet noprompt dma myconf=scan
    initrd (hd0,1)/knx402/minirt.gz
    boot

    title Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD Official Release from ISO (Gnome)
    kernel (hd0,1)/knx402/linux ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us nomce quiet noprompt dma desktop=gnome myconf=scan
    initrd (hd0,1)/knx402/minirt.gz
    boot

    title boot back to Windows XP menu
    rootnoverify (hd0,1)
    chainloader +1
    boot

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    Quote Originally Posted by tdjokic
    /boot/grub/menu.lst You can do it in File managaer, Super user mode, with mouse
    File Manager? where is that? How do I start File Manager?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ckyip
    The menu.lst I use included the following line:
    title Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD Official Release from ISO (KDE)
    kernel (hd0,1)/knx402/linux ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us nomce quiet noprompt dma myconf=scan
    initrd (hd0,1)/knx402/minirt.gz
    boot

    title Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD Official Release from ISO (Gnome)
    kernel (hd0,1)/knx402/linux ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us nomce quiet noprompt dma desktop=gnome myconf=scan
    initrd (hd0,1)/knx402/minirt.gz
    boot

    title boot back to Windows XP menu
    rootnoverify (hd0,1)
    chainloader +1
    boot
    Where do you type all this ? I have no idea where this stuff is. Where do I start? What program do I start? Where is the program to edit located?

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    I think he said sudo or su
    The root user
    I think enter 'sudo vim /boot/grub/menu.lst' in command prompt will be easier.
    press i for editing.
    Then press 'Esc' key then ':wq' to exit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nebtem
    Quote Originally Posted by ckyip
    The menu.lst I use included the following line:
    title Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD Official Release from ISO (KDE)
    kernel (hd0,1)/knx402/linux ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us nomce quiet noprompt dma myconf=scan
    initrd (hd0,1)/knx402/minirt.gz
    boot

    title Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD Official Release from ISO (Gnome)
    kernel (hd0,1)/knx402/linux ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us nomce quiet noprompt dma desktop=gnome myconf=scan
    initrd (hd0,1)/knx402/minirt.gz
    boot

    title boot back to Windows XP menu
    rootnoverify (hd0,1)
    chainloader +1
    boot
    Where do you type all this ? I have no idea where this stuff is. Where do I start? What program do I start? Where is the program to edit located?
    sudo vim /boot/grub/menu.lst

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    Quote Originally Posted by ckyip
    Quote Originally Posted by nebtem
    Quote Originally Posted by ckyip
    The menu.lst I use included the following line:
    title Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD Official Release from ISO (KDE)
    kernel (hd0,1)/knx402/linux ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us nomce quiet noprompt dma myconf=scan
    initrd (hd0,1)/knx402/minirt.gz
    boot

    title Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD Official Release from ISO (Gnome)
    kernel (hd0,1)/knx402/linux ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us nomce quiet noprompt dma desktop=gnome myconf=scan
    initrd (hd0,1)/knx402/minirt.gz
    boot

    title boot back to Windows XP menu
    rootnoverify (hd0,1)
    chainloader +1
    boot
    Where do you type all this ? I have no idea where this stuff is. Where do I start? What program do I start? Where is the program to edit located?
    sudo vim /boot/grub/menu.lst
    Were do I enter this sudo vim? I have tried blue fish, terminal root etc nothing works I can not save any changes they system will not let me. [/i]

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    If you in root shell, just enter:
    vim /boot/grub/menu.lst
    or
    nvi /boot/grub/menu.lst

    vim or nvi is editor on command prompt

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