Keyboard switcher manual set string

[Nils Breunese]

Paul wrote:

> I installed Linux (Ffedora) in one harddrive, and window XP in another
> harddrive of the same PC. It boots from Linux, but displays the following:
> 	Linux
> 	Other
> I have 5 seconds to select either of the 2 options. After 5 seconds, it
> authomatically selects Linux if I don't select "other (the other refers
> to Window XP)".
> 
> I need support in configuring for the following:
> *	Change the "other" option to "Wndow XP"
> *	Change the option timing from 5 seconds to 20 seconds.

Open a terminal. Type "su -" to login to root. Now, you need to
edit /etc/grub.conf (which is a symlink to /boot/grub/grub.conf, so it
doesn't matter which one you edit).

You can use a simple text editor like nano ("nano /etc/grub.conf"), or
vim or something else if you're more familiar with. You can even start a
graphical editor like gedit ("gedit /etc/grub.conf").

Here you can change GRUB's (GRand Unified Bootloader) settings. Change
"title Other" to "title Windows XP" and change "timeout=3" to
"timeout=20". That should do it. Save and exit.

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Nils Breunese.