[ladybluballs]

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

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

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.

I have a wireless usb keyboard and it does not fuction tell xandros is fully loaded

Toggle Legacy USB Support in BIOS.

[ladybluballs]

Originally Posted by devils_casper

Hi and Welcome !

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

[devils casper]

Execute this

cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

[ladybluballs]

Originally Posted by devils_casper

Execute this

cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

this returned no such file of directory

[devils casper]

Check if there is any grub.conf file.

cat /boot/grub/grub.conf

In case it throws any error, post the output of this

ls /boot/grub

[ladybluballs]

Originally Posted by devils_casper

Check if there is any grub.conf file.

cat /boot/grub/grub.conf

In case it throws any error, post the output of this

ls /boot/grub

ls: /boot/grub: No such file or directory
this is the return I got

[devils casper]

It means you are using lilo instead of GRUB. Which version of Xandros do you have?
Execute this

cat /etc/lilo.conf

[ladybluballs]

Originally Posted by devils_casper

It means you are using lilo instead of GRUB. Which version of Xandros do you have?
Execute this

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

[devils casper]

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

default=Xandros_4.0_Home_Edition.

with

default=Windows®_Vista

Open Terminal and execute this

lilo

Reboot machine.