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james kilty wrote: > On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 14:46 +0000, Eion MacDonald wrote: >> Editing >> GRUB is not for newbies so a 'push' upgrade like last few days > I seem to have missed this point - can you explain it for me? >> renders >> them with unbootable windows, and only Linux, This is major point to >> teach newbies how to edit grub. > Now I don't know, but having several computrs on the go (including this > one with only Linux) I would be able to find out still. GRUB - Dual Boot If dual boot with GRUB, on MBR, then on upgrade of kernel and reboot, GRUB menu.1st resets default to the linux system kernel being upgraded. (at least so in SuSe, Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva ) To restore GRUB default to Windows, so other users can use MSWindows, it is necessary to edit GRUB. SuSE allows this in 'boot selection' but Ubuntu, Mandriva etc need the actual text of Menu.1st edited and re-saved with Windows in correct default place or numbered as default. This does not stop linux being used but defeats a newbie with dual boot until enlightened. Regards Eion MacDonald (eionmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) Tel. +44 (0) 1925762873 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html