On 9/27/05, Erin Sharmahd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'll try to answer the questions i know here (hopefully focusing on
the ones that richard didn't get)
I'd suggest reading through all of the information here, as most of my
answers involve editing the same text-file. I'm going to be a *lot*
more detailed in my first explanation, as most steps (opening the
file, saving the file, etc) don't change.
> 2. How do I get Kwrite?
> 6. I forget the name of the menu that comes up when first booting up
> (the one to choose between Linux and Windows operating systems). It
> doesn't come up all the time (I have to hit 'ENTER' within 2 short
> seconds, or it defaults into Linux).
The menu is called grub. I'm not sure what you mean by it always
comes up? Do you mean that it doesn't come up if you don't hit enter?
If so, I think that's the default, although, I just googled and found
that if you set the timeout to -1, it will wait for user input rather
than choosing a default.
To do this, open up a terminal, and type 'su -' (with an enter at the
end) to become root. Then, type in your root password and hit enter.
Now, you're going to want to open up a file called
/boot/grub/grub.conf. So, run 'nano /boot/grub/grub.conf'. Use the
arrow keys to move the cursor to where it says 'timeout=3' (or
whatever timeout is), go to the end of the line, and change the '3' to
'-1'. Now, you want to hit ctrl-X, then hit 'y' to tell it to save
the changes.
> 7. How do I make the menu always come up?
This is in the same file we edited above. So, if you aren't still
root, become root, and open the file just like we did above. There is
a line that says 'hidemenu'. Delete that line, and it should show you
the options each time you boot.
> 8. how can I make it so it allows 10 seconds to choose?
Follow the same instructions you did in response to question 6, but
change the 3 to 10 instead of to -1.
> 9. how can I make it so the menu shows "Windows XP" instead of "other"
> as the alternative option to "Fedora Core"?
If you look in the file that you've been editing, you will notice that
there are two lines that start with the word 'title'. One of these
says 'Fedora Core' after it, and the other says 'other'. Just delete
the word 'other', and replace it with 'Windows XP'.
> 10. After installations of new kernals, how do I have only the most
> recent show in the boot-up menu?
After you've booted into the new kernel at least once, you can edit
this same file and either delete the lines for the old kernel (there
should be 4 lines for it), or add a '#' at the beginning of each of
the lines for the old kernel.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Do *NOT* do this until after you have booted into the
new kernel. You want to make sure that the new kernel works correctly
before you remove the old kernel, otherwise you could have problems.
> 11. how do I have Windows XP the default operating system, not Fedora Core?
In that file (/boot/grub/grub.conf again), there is a line that starts
with the word 'default'. Mine says 'default=0'. So, if it is 0, then
the default will be the first operating system listed. If it is 1, it
will be the second operating system listed. (Computer people start
counting at 0 instead of 1). Change the default number to whatever
number points at Windows XP.
Good luck! :)
~Erin
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