Changing the boot loader settings

This a short tutorial on how to change the booting sequence of the Grub Boot Loader in SuSe Linux 10.1 from the Gnome GUI. The links are to screen shoots so you can either read through the instructions here or follow the screen shots or both. For SuSe 10.2 the procedure is similar it is just that there are more options available.

First open the Yast from the "Desktop" menu bar at the bottom of the screen (sorry I don't have a screen shot).
Log into the Root,
select Software from the list,
then System and Boot Loader.
This will start the Boot loader Configuration Tool,
once it has finished loading you will see the Boot Loader Settings.
Here you can change the order in which the OS choice is displayed on boot page
and set the default start up OS.
By clicking on the Boot Loader Installation tab you can further settings,
if you are duel booting, it is a good idea to change the location of the "Boot Loader Location" to the "Boot Sector of Boot Partition" (click middle radio button). Then click on the Boot Loader Options button for more Boot Loader Options,
these include the Boot Menu Time-Out if you want to change the length of time available change the OS before the default OS is booted. If you wanted to you can also password protect the Boot Loader from here.
Once you are happy with your choices, click the OK button and save you settings.

These I hope you have found this of use.

Go back to Dual boot Linux/XP Toshiba laptop home page.

Change the booting sequence of the Grub Boot Loader.