New linux user...Two problems

[kro8kro]

Hey all, I'm new to linux, and I currently have a dual boot with debian and windows XP
(all had to start somewhere right?)


First thing is that I want to have it so when i turn on the computer, windows xp is selected by default...(My brother hates waiting the 4 seconds to press the down arrow key)

I've googled how to do this (/boot/grub/menu.lst)

I get this...
/boot/grub/menu.lst: line 14: default: command not found
/boot/grub/menu.lst: line 19: timeout: command not found
/boot/grub/menu.lst: line 22: color: command not found
/boot/grub/menu.lst: line 118: title: command not found
/boot/grub/menu.lst: line 119: syntax error near unexpected token `hd0,1'
/boot/grub/menu.lst: line 119: `root (hd0,1)'

I'm clueless on why this is coming up



Second question is getting my sound to work
I configured it just yesterday and it was working fine, now It's not working
I went into alsaconf and went through that
Unmuted everything
went into alsamixer and put everything up
Still nothing

Any help would be appreciated

[Japser]

You are -running- /boot/grb/menu.lst, so the system is trying to execute all the text that it sees as commands and then fails.

You want to -edit- that file. It should not be executable at all.

--Japser.

[oz]

First thing is that I want to have it so when i turn on the computer, windows xp is selected by default...

Welcome to the forums!

You'll need to edit the default line, which looks like is on line 14 according to what you've posted above. Change it to equal your Windows entry, whereas right now it's probably set to equal your Linux entry in the menu.lst file.

Edit that file by executing the following commands:

su

nano /boot/grub/menu.lst

The first entry starts the count at 0.

[kro8kro]

ahhh thanks a bunch! =]