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ubuntu boot problem
I have installed Lynux Ubuntu alongside
Windows XP. They both work corectly but Ubuntu always boots unless I make sure that I select Windows each time I start up. I have used a recommended method to change this using Ubuntu, Applications, Accessories, Terminal then typing sudo gedit/boot.grub.menu.1st. This file is not recognised by Lynux so any ideas please. This is not serious but a real nuisance when I forget to select correct boot on start-up
Windows XP. They both work corectly but Ubuntu always boots unless I make sure that I select Windows each time I start up. I have used a recommended method to change this using Ubuntu, Applications, Accessories, Terminal then typing sudo gedit/boot.grub.menu.1st. This file is not recognised by Lynux so any ideas please. This is not serious but a real nuisance when I forget to select correct boot on start-up
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Thank you ChuckFikens. I did in fact use / and not . to access the file. When I posed my query the / and . got mixed due to careless typing. However Ubuntu did not access the file but sent password@password-desktop (Password is not my password of course) However i inputted my correct password but Ubuntu did not accept this command so I.m still lost.
if you open the terminal and enter the following at what point are you getting command not found? (saying after entering appropriate information is not helpful.... obviously it's not the appropriate information otherwise it would work)
Remember press enter after each line
cd /
cd boot
cd grub
sudo gedit menu.1st
Remember press enter after each line
cd /
cd boot
cd grub
sudo gedit menu.1st