Idea: Single-time setting change

2008-07-06 Thread Jago Pearce
Simply add an option to so that the default boot can be changed to something, but then changes back to it\'s original setting after that boot. This way I can create an option of `Reboot into Windows`, walk away for a coffee and find it sitting in Windows or other o/s ready for me. Unless perhaps

Grub choosing IDE or SCSI / exit grub

2006-01-22 Thread Jago Pearce
My linux drive is on my only SCSI disk, partition zero and Windows is on IDE disk , partition 1.   I have tried all combinations of hd0,0 / hd0,1 / hd1,0 etc and cannot get grub to chainload Windows from the SCSI drive. At the moment I have to go into the BIOs and change from SCSI to IDE to select

Skip/Exit Grub?

2005-07-04 Thread Jago Pearce
ontPage Asides: - My SCSI card isn't a Adaptec AIC-7880, by the way, so that's not and I think /boot/grub/device.map is ok too - I hope I'm on the closest mailing list to the subject On 7/3/05, Jago Pearce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes. I can't understand why but when

Re: Boot from SCSI, chainload to IDE?

2005-07-03 Thread Jago Pearce
Yes. I can't understand why but when I do that it just stops there, displaying the boot options with no error messages On 7/3/05, Vincent Pelletier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Jago Pearce wrote: > > Therefore

Boot from SCSI, chainload to IDE?

2005-07-02 Thread Jago Pearce
First of all, I'm really sorry about this because it stinks of an FAQ. However, the WIKI is down and it seems to be unusual enough to not be in the man page. I have grub on my SCSI drive, which is always in the computer. From time to time I put an IDE drive in the computer so I need to chainload