<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=ltr> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>I went to</DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Times><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><A href="http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1664134.html">http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1664134.html</A></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Times>and started following its instructions</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Times></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV>I got as far as:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">1. Installation <BR>Synaptic:<BR>Start Synaptic<BR>System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager<BR>Add the repository<BR>Settings tab > Repositories > Other Software > Add<BR>Type: ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer > Add Source > Close<BR>Reload<BR>Install Grub Customizer<BR>'Quick-search' > type "grub-customizer" > Select "grub-customizer" in lower panel.</FONT> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But it said:</DIV> <DIV>Failed to fetch <A href="http://ppa.launchpad.net/danielrichter2007/grub-customize/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources">http://ppa.launchpad.net/danielrichter2007/grub-customize/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources</A> 404 Not Found</DIV> <DIV>Failed to fetch <A href="http://ppa.launchpad.net/danielrichter2007/grub-customize/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/Packages">http://ppa.launchpad.net/danielrichter2007/grub-customize/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/Packages</A> 404 Not Found</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>which I do not understand and time has run out for this little project today,</DIV> <DIV>i’ve got too many other things to do today to search for answers to this today.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I hope that if I look again in a few weeks there’ll be something in the Ubuntu software centre.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>thanks</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>[george]</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV><FONT size=3 face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=saearea-test@yahoo.com href="mailto:saearea-test@yahoo.com">saearea-test@yahoo.com</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 30, 2012 5:09 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com href="mailto:ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: grub boot order</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> <DIV><SPAN>Hello George,</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><BR><SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>maybe this link can help:</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><BR><SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1664134.html</SPAN></DIV> <DIV>(grub customizer)<BR></DIV> <DIV><BR><SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>Best regards,</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>Stefan<BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <HR SIZE=1> <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Von:</SPAN></B> george dicegeorge <dicegeorge@hotmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">An:</SPAN></B> Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion <ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Gesendet:</SPAN></B> 15:32 Montag, 30.April 2012<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Betreff:</SPAN></B> Re: grub boot order<BR></FONT></DIV><BR>Thanks Ralf but<BR>Neither of those files exist!<BR>On boot it says: Grub v 1.99-21ubuntu3<BR><BR>There is a file boot/grub/grub.cfg<BR>which begins:<BR>#######################<BR>#<BR># DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE<BR>#<BR># It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates<BR># from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub<BR>#<BR><BR>### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###<BR>if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then<BR>set have_grubenv=true<BR>load_env<BR>fi<BR>set default="0"<BR>##################<BR>I tried editing it in gedit to change this default,<BR>but its readonly<BR>and i dont know enough about terminal.<BR><BR>Is there a GUI somewhere to tweak these things?<BR><BR>I seem to remember something called ubuntu-tweak,<BR>but the version on my ubuntu10.04 doesnt seem to do Grub.<BR>?<BR><BR>[george]<BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message----- From: Ralf Mardorf<BR>Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 1:11 PM<BR>To: <A href="mailto:ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com" ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com</A><BR>Subject: Re: grub boot order<BR><BR>On Mon, 2012-04-30 at 13:02 +0100, george dicegeorge wrote:<BR>> How do I change the default grub boot OS?<BR>> <BR>> Putting 'grub' into Ubuntu Software Centre<BR>> comes up with no clues.<BR>> <BR>> [george]<BR>> <BR><BR>*?*<BR><BR>GRUB2 should be the default and after a default install, Ubuntu Studio<BR>should be the first entry.<BR><BR>Anyway, if you use Grub2 edit /boot/grub/grub.cfg and if you use GRUB<BR>(Legacy) edit /boot/grub/menu.lst.<BR><BR>*?*<BR><BR>- Ralf<BR><BR><BR>-- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com" ymailto="mailto:Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com</A><BR>Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <A href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users" target=_blank>https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users</A> <BR><BR>-- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com" ymailto="mailto:Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com</A><BR>Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <A href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users" target=_blank>https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users</A><BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV> <P> <HR> -- <BR>Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list<BR>Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com<BR>Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>