MeDieViL02 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 so you need to bring it up with a special key just like the menu to boot in safe mode as i'd like to keep windows as the default boot up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foub Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 so you need to bring it up with a special key just like the menu to boot in safe modeas i'd like to keep windows as the default boot up Under Ubuntu you can install a program that will allow you to set the default OS and then you can lower the timeout amount as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeDieViL02 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 Under Ubuntu you can install a program that will allow you to set the default OS and then you can lower the timeout amount as well. i'm planning to install ubuntu, is that program packed with ubuntu? or do i need to install it on ubuntu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted November 22, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 22, 2008 In the old days, I would recommend using a boot floppy with your alternate boot manager. But you can set up grub to silently boot your default and only be called up on a key input. If that is good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeDieViL02 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 In the old days, I would recommend using a boot floppy with your alternate boot manager. But you can set up grub to silently boot your default and only be called up on a key input. If that is good enough. thats what i'm looking for yes can i change grub setting on ubuntu after install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foub Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 i'm planning to install ubuntu, is that program packed with ubuntu? or do i need to install it on ubuntu? You have to install it. Just search in Synaptic for grub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lechio Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 (edited) Edit these lines from /boot/grub/menu.list ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined). timeout 3 ## hiddenmenu # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu) hiddenmenu The boot menu is only shown if you press the "ESC" key. The timeout to do this is of 3 seconds. You can change that to be more or less time. Remember also to change the default boot entry so it can boot Windows as default. EDIT: If you are planning to install Ubuntu using Wubi, that option will be configured from inside Windows. As it boots using the Windows boot manager. Edited November 22, 2008 by Lechio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robz0rz Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Once you've installed ubuntu, open up a terminal and type this in: sudo apt-get install startupmanager You will now have an entry in System>Administration called StartUp-Manager. This is a little tool that allows you to set up your bootloader as you wish (setting the proper default and timeout values for example) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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