05-22-2011
grub - start up
I have finally set up my laptop with linux and windows. But i want the default to be windows on the grub list how can i do this?
Thanks
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LEARN ABOUT LINUX
grub-probe
GRUB-PROBE(8) System Administration Utilities GRUB-PROBE(8)
NAME
grub-probe - probe device information for GRUB
SYNOPSIS
grub-probe [OPTION]... [PATH|DEVICE]
DESCRIPTION
Probe device information for a given path (or device, if the -d option is given).
-d, --device
given argument is a system device, not a path
-m, --device-map=FILE
use FILE as the device map [default=/boot/grub/device.map]
-t, --target=(fs|fs_uuid|fs_label|drive|device|partmap|abstraction)
print filesystem module, GRUB drive, system device, partition map module or abstraction module [default=fs]
-h, --help
display this message and exit
-V, --version
print version information and exit
-v, --verbose
print verbose messages
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO
grub-fstest(1)
The full documentation for grub-probe is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-probe programs are properly installed at
your site, the command
info grub-probe
should give you access to the complete manual.
grub-probe (GRUB) 1.99-12ubuntu5 October 2011 GRUB-PROBE(8)