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Table Of Contents  How to Build Your Own PC - Save A Buck And Learn A Lot
 9  Chapter 11: Installing A Dual Boot Operating System (Linux And Windows XP)
      9  Working With and Modifying the GRUB Bootloader

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Changing the Timeout Value

We will change the “Timeout” value to 20 (Figure 200), which means that we want the default operating system to boot after 20 seconds. Before 20 seconds have elapsed, you’ll see the Grub bootloader screen which will allow you to choose either operating system. If you’re fast on the draw, you might need less time. We increased the time from ten seconds to twenty.


Figure 200: Changing the timeout value in grub.conf

Timeout sets how long we have to select the OS to boot. After the timeout, if no other choice is made, the default OS is loaded.

 


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