Changing grub default boot order

[Jim Byrnes]

On 03/29/2013 02:07 PM, Tom H wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> I also found some info on the web about changing GRUB_DEFAULT=. I tried
>> changing it to GRUB_DEFAULT=14. (sdb1 is on line 15) and I tried changing it
>> to "Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-39 generic (on /dev/sdb1)". Both of these were
>> suggestions I found on line but neither worked.
>
> Using "GRUB_DEFAULT=" with the Advanced menu "feature" is a pain...
>
> Assume that this is your grub menu:
>
> <begin>
> kernel0
> kernel1
> Advanced options for Ubuntu
>           subkernel0
>           subkernel1
>           subkernel2
>           subkernel3
>           subkernel4
>           subkernel5
> kernel3
> kernel4
> </end>
>
> If you want to boot from subkernel4, you have to set
> GRUB_DEFAULT="2>4"
> or
> GRUB_DEFAULT="Advanced options for Ubuntu>subkernel4"
> (where subkernel4 is the menuentry title)
>
> If you want to boot from kernel4, you have to set
> GRUB_DEFAULT="4"
> or
> GRUB_DEFAULT="kernel4"
> (where kernel4 is the menuentry title)
>

It looks like I found a solution.  I'm just guessing but I think I 
avoided the sub menu mess because 10.04 & 12.04 are on different hard 
drives.

Regards,  Jim