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    #16
    Re: Booting with Grub

    Well lets find out what grub is actually doing then

    Reboot the computer - at the grub menu press the c key - you will be dropped to the grub command line

    type find /boot/grub/menu.lst You should get one answer, presumably something like hd (0,0)

    then type cat /boot/grub/menu.lst you will then be walked through this file, you should see the timeout and default lines there with your edits. Then, after you've come to the end of the file and are back at the grub prompt press the escape key to get back to the grub menu.

    If this procedure reveals only 1 menu.lst file and the timeout looks set properly like timeout 4 with no #comment before it then I'm stumped. One last idea is to try the alternative syntax
    default=0
    timeout=4

    If this still doesn't work , in your case I would be tempted to rebuild my grub from scratch. These are good resources to help you:
    http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/4622
    http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html


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      #17
      Re: Booting with Grub

      Hi
      Done, everything seems allright.

      It is the menu.lst I have been editing which is used.

      Perhaps I should write another one

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        #18
        Re: Booting with Grub

        Maybe a good idea - but I would try the timeout=4 syntax first

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