I have Ubuntu 12.04 dual-booted with Windows 7, and I am using the Ubuntu boot loader. I'm sure many of you are familiar with the fact that after 10 seconds or so, it boots into the default partition. I would like to know if there is a way to disable this, so it will stay at the screen listing what partition you want until you choose one.
2 Answers
1. If you're using GRUB (GRand Unified Bootloader)
Open the terminal and enter the following:
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
Find the line GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 and change the value (in seconds) to the one you desire (if you want to disable the timeout, use -1)
Save and close the file
In the terminal, enter the following:
sudo update-grub2
Reboot and test
2. If you're using the newer BURG (Brand-new Universal loadeR from GRUB)
Open the terminal and enter the following:
sudo gedit /etc/default/burg
Find the line GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 and change the value (in seconds) to the one you desire (you cannot completely disable the timeout though, so use a large number, like 600)
Save and close the file
In the terminal, enter the following:
sudo update-burg
Reboot and test
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Thanks, worked perfectly. It's a shame the -1 won't work on BURG, but I have GRUB regardless Oct 3, 2012 at 0:12
As the root
user open the file /etc/default/grub
with your favorite text editor, locate the line containing GRUB_TIMEOUT=
and change a numeric value to -1
(minus one).
Then save the changes and run the command grub2-mkconfig
All should be set.
Other possible values are:
0
- do not wait at all;
positive number
- amount of seconds to time out