Idle thoughts or question re: dual booting and grub default !?

[Dave Burns]

If you're really doing so much switching, I suggest you look at
virtualization, so you can stop the rebooting madness.
Dave

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 7:10 AM, William Case <billlinux at rogers.com> wrote:
> Hi;
>
> I have a dual boot system WindowsXP on /dev/sda; Fedora on /dev/sdb.
>
> Some days I find myself switching between the two quite often.  I can
> also go weeks with no need of Windows.
>
> I am not sure if what I propose is possible, but ...
>
> I would like to create a script in Fedora, and a .bat in Windows that
> changes the default in grub when selected.  I would have a desktop
> launcher in both systems to be used for restarting.  The alogarithm
> would be something like what follows:
>
>     1. set grub default to other OS
>     2. restart
>
> Since re-booting takes a bit of time (particularly in WindowsXP), I
> could simply click my 'restart in other OS' icon and walk away for a
> fresh coffee or to make a phone call without having to catch the grub
> selection screen.  The normal shutdown and restart would remain the
> same.
>
> Setting up a virtual machine is a solution but for much later for me.
>
> I am looking for pointers or suggestions; tips and tricks; on how these
> scripts and batch files might be written; or even if they are possible
> at all.
>
> I will take on the actual writing of them as a personal challenge.
>
> --
> Regards Bill;
> Fedora 9, Gnome 2.22.3
> Evo.2.22.3.1, Emacs 22.2.1
>
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