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boot default vista xandros
how do I make windows vista the default os when dual booting with xandros,I have a wireless usb keyboard and it does not fuction tell xandros is fully loaded
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Hi and Welcome !

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how do I make windows vista the default os when dual booting with xandros
Open /boot/grub/menu.lst file with root privileges and set default value to Windows Vista title line number. Start counting from zero.
Let say, Windows Vista is 5th title line in menu.lst file. Set default value to 4.

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I have a wireless usb keyboard and it does not fuction tell xandros is fully loaded
Toggle Legacy USB Support in BIOS.
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Open /boot/grub/menu.lst file with root privileges and set default value to Windows Vista title line number. Start counting from zero.
Let say, Windows Vista is 5th title line in menu.lst file. Set default value to 4.


Toggle Legacy USB Support in BIOS.
I am to new to understand the steps to do this I tried to copy and past Open /boot/grub/menu.lst file in termnal but got bad command thanks
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Execute this
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cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
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cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
this returned no such file of directory
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Check if there is any grub.conf file.
Code:
cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
In case it throws any error, post the output of this
Code:
ls /boot/grub
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Check if there is any grub.conf file.
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cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
In case it throws any error, post the output of this
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ls /boot/grub
ls: /boot/grub: No such file or directory
this is the return I got
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It means you are using lilo instead of GRUB. Which version of Xandros do you have?
Execute this
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cat /etc/lilo.conf
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It means you are using lilo instead of GRUB. Which version of Xandros do you have?
Execute this
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cat /etc/lilo.conf

boot=/dev/hdb
install=/boot/cboot.b
message=/boot/splash.lilo
timeout=300
map=/boot/map
prompt
lba32
read-only
compact
fix-table
image=/vmlinuz
label=Xandros_4.0_Home_Edition
vga=791
root=/dev/hdb1
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.15-dcc-uni.gz
append="quiet rw acpi=on "
image=/vmlinuz
label=Safe_Video_Mode
vga=791
root=/dev/hdb1
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.15-dcc-uni.gz
append="3 quiet rw acpi=on "
image=/vmlinuz
label=Configure_(Expert)
vga=normal
root=/dev/hdb1
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.15-dcc-uni.gz
append="single quiet rw acpi=on noresume noresume2 nosplash=y "
other=/dev/sda1
label=Windows®_Vista
I got this return but see no way to change boot order thanks
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This is not a complete output. First line of the file should be default=Xandros_4.0_Home_Edition.

Log in as root and open /etc/lilo.conf file.
Replace
Code:
default=Xandros_4.0_Home_Edition.
with
Code:
default=Windows®_Vista
Open Terminal and execute this
Code:
lilo
Reboot machine.
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