Change boot order in Grub2

[Eiven]

I am trying to change the boot order in Grub2 so when the selection screen comes up the first entry would be windows. I have read a lot about changing /etc/grub.d but nothing i've read has helped at all. Has anyone figured this out yet?

[sliketymo]

Try here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1302743

[ohnoezitasploded]

* That link does not actually explain how to re-order the menu entries, only how to change the default menu entry e.g. go to list item #4 by default. I haven't seen an explanation of how to change the order of the entries yet.

Personally, I would much rather change the menu order, with my default option on top, than tell grub to choose #4 or "Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Nautilus". It's a more natural convention and specifying a name or number seems like it would be prone to breaking if you ever added or deleted entries, or changed the names of the menu entries.

[francois.e]

You can change the order as you want with the following package:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/43471...-the-easy-way/

[rfraser08]

okay, I am beyond a newbie in linux. I really need things dumbed right down. I managed to find this etc/default/grub file. When I click it to "edit" it, so the "default = 0", instead of 8 (I somehow managed to change this before), I can't because the file is read-only.

How do I edit the file?

I am logged in my administrator account. But I haven't gone to the terminal and logged in as "the root" or the "sudo" (i'm not even sure what those mean).

What do I do?? All the instructions on the internet presuppose that I know alot more than I do

[viktara]

easy way to get root permissions in the terminal would be:

sudo bash

and then enter your password.

But grub.cfg is not usually writable so you have to set write permissions on the file before editing it:

chmod +w /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Take those permissions away after editing with

chmod -w /boot/grub/grub.cfg

[1kenthomas]

easy way to get root permissions in the terminal would be:

sudo bash

and then enter your password.

But grub.cfg is not usually writable so you have to set write permissions on the file before editing it:

chmod +w /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Take those permissions away after editing with

chmod -w /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Hmm. Did something about the big "DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE" at the top of grub.cnf, not get through to you?

I suggest a utility such as grub customizer, if you're new to this.

[raja.genupula]

Yup! you sholdnt touch Grub.cfg file . For any kind of GRUB related operations you already have a software named as " Grub Customizer "
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/grub-custo...-settings.html

One more thing you shouldn't change permissions of Grub.cfg file .
if it is a deadly situation and no choice except editing the grub.cfg file , then you can edit as like this

sudo gedit /boot/grub/grub.cfg

But before editing anything , make sure 100% that you know what you're doing to GRUB .