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d_logan

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Registered: 2010-04-21

Posts: 21

[SOLVED] Changing /etc/default/grub has no effect

Originally I was just trying to change GRUB_DEFAULT=0 to 2 so that the 3rd menu entry would be the default boot entry.

That had no effect.

While Googling and searching the forums I ran across the saved default, so I tried that.

I now have this:

GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true

at the top of my /etc/default/grub file

That also has no effect.  No matter what I do, the first menu entry is selected.  I've tried grub-mkconfig and grub-install /dev/sda after making changes but that doesn't do anything either.  Some other distros use a grub-update command (or update-grub, don't remember which), but that doesn't seem to exist.

Last edited by d_logan (2013-12-29 18:41:29)

WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: [SOLVED] Changing /etc/default/grub has no effect

I've tried grub-mkconfig and grub-install /dev/sda after making changes but that doesn't do anything either.

When you say "I've tried grub-mkconfig," what exactly does that mean?  Did you run just 'grub-mkconfig' or did you actually output it to the proper place?  Please go look over the Arch Wiki's grub page to see how to actually use that.

d_logan

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Registered: 2010-04-21

Posts: 21

Re: [SOLVED] Changing /etc/default/grub has no effect

Derpa Derrrr.  I knew it was something stupid.