How do you edit the boot line in Kubuntu and have it saved on every reboot?

Question

I have a Win XP and Kubuntu dual boot setup on my box. XP boots just fine, but I have to edit the boot line for Linux everytime i reboot to get it to go through to desktop. So the line reads like this "kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-10-686 root=/dev/hda2 ro quiet splash noapic" I have to add the noapic everytime i reboot. How can i edit this where it will save?

Answer 1

In Ubuntu / Kubuntu, you can easily edit the GRUB boot loader settings.

To do this, you need to open a Terminal window (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and type the following into the window:

sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Hit ENTER and then, type in your password, hit ENTER again and you get into the boot menu file in gedit.

The default boot entry is defined by the default value. Change this value to reflect which OS you want to boot up automatically. The default value is 0, which means that the first entry in the list (in my case, Kubuntu) will be loaded automatically.

If you want to change it so that Windows XP loads by default, change the value to 4 (because on my PC, XP is the fifth item in the list and the numbering system starts at 0).

You can also increase the boot menu timeout by changing the value of timeout from the default 10 to something else, or add other options.

Save the file to commit the changes.