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Hey, I'm new to linux. I have a question about having my Windows XP load by default, instead of Mandrake 9.2 .
I hate having to have linux load up ...
- 10-17-2004 #1Just Joined!
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Mandrake 9.2 = Having windows as the default loader
Hey, I'm new to linux. I have a question about having my Windows XP load by default, instead of Mandrake 9.2 .
I hate having to have linux load up by default when i just turn the computer on. I would like to not have to touch it, and have XP load up by default. All I know about the loader program is that its the one used when I installed Mandrake 9.2 If someone could answer how to change it so Windows would be the default booter, Id be greatly appreciated. Thx
- 10-17-2004 #2Linux Newbie
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IIRC Mandrake uses lilo by default, so you need to open a terminal and
1-) su
2-) nano /etc/lilo.conf
3-) make Winblows default
4-) save file&quit
5-) liloHave a nice day
- 10-17-2004 #3Just Joined!
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when I type in
nano /etc/lilo.conf
it responds with
bash: nano: command not found
I've looked up tutorials earlier, and the command
emacs /etc/lilo.conf
works, but when i edit it to default="windows" and save it, then type lilo afterward, i get...
Unrecognized token "deboot" at or above line 1 in file '/etc/lilo.conf'
=/
- 10-17-2004 #4Linux Newbie
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post your lilo.conf file here and we can do changes for you
- 10-17-2004 #5Just Joined!
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deboot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
default=windows
keytable=/boot/us.klt
prompt
nowarn
timeout=100
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux"
root=/dev/hdb1
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi acpi=ht splash=silent"
vga=788
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="fb-linux"
root=/dev/hdb1
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi acpi=ht"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="failsafe"
root=/dev/hdb1
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=nomount hdd=ide-scsi acpi=ht failsafe"
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label="windows"
table=/dev/hda
other=/dev/fd0
label="floppy"
unsafe
thats my lilo.conf file
- 10-18-2004 #6Linux Newbie
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change this to boot=/dev/hda
Originally Posted by bleedingcorpse
and re-run
Code:/sbiin/lilo


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