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GRUB Question

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/grub-question.34218/

aditya.shevade
aditya.shevade Original post #1
Aug 16, 2006 at 2:50 PM
Hi

I am new to linux. I have installed Debian 3.1. My problem is that Debian is the default OS. I want Windows to be default OS. What should I do?

Another thing is, how to increase the time for which the GRUB boot screen is displayed. It's some 5 seconds here.

Please help me.

Aditya Shevade
damnthenet
damnthenet #2
Aug 16, 2006 at 3:31 PM
What do you mean by default O.S???
JGuru
JGuru #3
Aug 16, 2006 at 5:02 PM
@Aditya , your post must be under 'Open source'!!
I will send you a PM about how to do it.
QwertyManiac
QwertyManiac #4
Aug 16, 2006 at 5:06 PM
damnthenet said:
What do you mean by default O.S???
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If you use the makedefault command line in grub, that entry becomes selected as the first load in the grub menu, thus it auto loads Debian for him, while to select Windows he may need to do so manually.