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chainloader +1
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The above grub.conf file contains options to boot from two operating systems. The Fedora section of the configuration is as follows:
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title Fedora (2.6.21-1.3194.fc7)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.21-1.3194.fc7.img
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The Windows section of the configuration is:
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title Other
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
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The default=0 line indicates that the first entry in the file is to be default operating systems (in other words, the operating system that will boot by default if the user does not intervene during the boot phase). The ''timeout=5'' specifies the number of seconds the boot screen is displayed before the default operating system is automatically booted.
To configure the system to boot Windows by default simply change this line so that it reads as follows:
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default=1
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To increase the timeout before the default operating system boots, change the timeout value (in this case to 20 seconds):
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timeout=20
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The final task in our dual boot configuration process is to name the Windows boot option to something more descriptive than "Other". To achieve this, simply change the "Other" line as follows:
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title Windows
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Note that the title value can be anything you choose.
