On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:19:58 -0500 Frank McCormick <debianl...@videotron.ca> wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:41:14 +1100 > Zenaan Harkness <z...@freedbms.net> wrote: > > > > > What I want to achieve: > > A hidden grub menu, with or without a "press key for menu" > > timeout/countdown; if I am holding down SHIFT or some other key on > > boot, I want the grub menu to appear, but not otherwise. > > > > Is this possible? > > > > If so, how to? > > > I believe it is GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT in /etc/default/grub. > > Set it to 5. If no key is pressed during that timeout...then system > boots. I don't know whether the other timeout affects it. Actually on > my system the keyword is not even in the file...I got the info from > info -f grub -n "Simple Configuration" > You'll also have to re-run update-grub after you make the changes. -- Frank McCormick <debianl...@videotron.ca> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121221003932.bbdefd62e72cf3defd24d...@videotron.ca
