problem with grub.cfg

[potzdonner]

I'm running Ubuntu and Windows 7 on a dual boot system. when I start the system windows is on first position in the grub menu and if I don't make a selection windows in booted by default. the problem is, the last times Ubuntu was updated this order was changed. I could fix the problem by editing the file grub.cfg but this file should not be edited. Need suggestions to keep the order in the grub menu.

[dino99]

you can:
- boot on ubuntu
- then purge grub-pc via synaptic (or terminal)
- logout/in
- then reinstall grub-pc, to put it on mbr

or use grub-customizer (from ppa)

[Mark Phelps]

+1 for Grub-Customizer. Will give you a GUI that allows you to modify preferences, LOTS of them.

[potzdonner]

+1 for Grub-Customizer. Will give you a GUI that allows you to modify preferences, LOTS of them.

ok, it seems there is no solution to keep the order without editing with vi or a gui.

[Wim Sturkenboom]

Of course there is

First file to look at would be /etc/default/grub. And there are a few others that I can't remember straight away (maybe in /etc/grub); they start with 00, 10, 20 etc

After editing, run sudo update-grub; that will regenerate /boot/grub/grub.cfg.

// Edit
Found them; the other files are in /etc/grub.d

[Mark Phelps]

ok, it seems there is no solution to keep the order without editing with vi or a gui.

Don't understand your complaints! You (1) don't want to use an editor to make the changes, and (2) you don't want to use a GUI to make the changes?

What are you looking for -- magic? Cause ... that's the only thing left!

Seriously, you will have to pick one of the two choices if you want to customize the default boot selection.

[Wim Sturkenboom]

Don't understand your complaints! You (1) don't want to use an editor to make the changes ...

I think that potzdonner was referring to editing grub.cfg. Might be wrong, though.

[potzdonner]

Ok, I have installed the grub-customizer.