How To Change Default Boot System

[ramaswamyps]

I Installed Fedora Test2 And Updated To Next Kernel

Earlier Before Updating I Had Selected Winxp As My Default Boot

It Was Working Ok

Now After Updating The Default Boot Has Changed To Fedora Core

How Can Invoke The Boot Loader Selection Again?

Help

[jim]

edit the default line in /etc/grub.conf
0 = first selection
1 = sencond
and so on

[ramaswamyps]

i am new to linux how to find the file to edit

can i do it in the front boot screen while booting
it offers some editig too
how how
ramaswamy

[jim]

open a teminal window

su to root
type gedit /etc/grub.conf
A text editor will open
Look for default= 1


See example

# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda7
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=0 change the 0 to 1
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,5)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.14_FC3)
root (hd0,5)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.14_FC3 ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.11-1.14_FC3.img
title Redmond Sucks < -- My windows install Cuz I have to have it
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

If you have something simular to this
default = 0 will boot linux
default = 1 will boot redmond sucks

[ramaswamyps]

yes i did not remember to boot in root access

now it worked

my xp installation is in hda1

i just cut the lines WINXP ------- and pasted just below the
default 0 line and saved

now it boots winxp in 5 seconds if leave it to do its own booting
can i change the fedoracore bigline to label fedoracore only

or how can i ask it to show the updated kernel to boot only in label name at the boot screen?

now it has solved my immediate problem

thanks a lot

ramaswamyps