SuSE Linux: All versions
/etc/lilo.confTo do this, open a console and enter:
su -
to perform changes as the root user.
Now run:pico -w /etc/lilo.conf
to edit the file.
Insert the line:
default=windowsto start Windows as the default operating system. Refer to the following file sample:
# LILO configuration file # Start LILO global section # To prevent console users from booting with init=/bin/bash, # restrict usage of boot params by setting a password and using the option # restricted. #password=bootpwd #restricted boot=/dev/hda #compact # faster, but won't work on all systems. vga = normal # force sane state menu-scheme=Wg:kw:Wg:Wg read-only prompt timeout=100 default=windows # End LILO global Section # image = /boot/vmlinuz root = /dev/hda6 label = linux initrd = /boot/initrd # other = /dev/hda1 label = windowsThe entry must match the label.
After entering the data, save the file (with CTRL x) and update LILO with the recent changes by executing, as root:
lilo
The easiest way to set a kernel version or a different operating system as the default option is with the YaST Control Center.
The dialog "Boot Loader configuration" in YaST Control Center's category 'System' enables you to change the boot manager configuration. After checking "Change current configuration", select what operating system to use as the default boot option in the subsequent steps.
Alternatively, SuSE 8.1 provides the opportunity to edit the configuration in expert mode. In this approach, the configuration file of the boot manager can be edited interactively. The setup in expert mode looks like this:
gfxmenu (hd0,0)/message color white/blue black/light-gray default 0 timeout 8 title linux kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 vga=791 initrd (hd0,0)/initrd title windows root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1 title floppy root (fd0) chainloader +1 title failsafe kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda3 ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off vga=normal nosmp maxcpus=0 disableapic 3 initrd (hd0,0)/initrd.shippedFirst, the layout is set in the configuration file by means of:
gfxmenu (hd0,0)/message color white/blue black/light-gray
In the next line, what kernel or operating system must be booted. The current entry reads:
default 0This boots the first title entry (i.e., title linux). By changing this to
default 1
the section title linux would no longer be booted by default, but the next operating system with title windows.