Re: Changing Boot Order

[songbird <songbird@anthive.com>]

Alan McConnell wrote:
...
> Others have suggested changing /etc/default/grub.  I've tried
> that too, and have run 'update-grub' afterward.  It doesn't seem
> to have done anything.  Perhaps someone can post an example of
> an /etc/default/grub where the boot order is explicitly described?

  i just tried this to make sure it worked as described 
and it worked so i'm not sure what you didn't do correctly.

  when your grub boot screen flashes there will be a list
of entries to select.  the default if you haven't changed
anything is 0.  i.e. the first item on that list.

  so to boot a different selection you edit /etc/default/grub
the line that mentions GRUB_DEFAULT and change the 0 to some
other number.

  in my case i have four entries.  so to test another i
picked the entry 2 (which is really 3 on the list on the
screen).  then did update-grub (as root).  worked.


  songbird