On 12/21/12, Frank McCormick <debianl...@videotron.ca> wrote: > 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" Here's my /etc/default/grub now: GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=5 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=false GRUB_TIMEOUT=0 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet " GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768 GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true" GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1" To get to the grub menu, I have to press ESCape, using shift key (either) won't work. I want to be able to just hold down either shift key after hitting the laptop's power button to turn in on, and have the grub menu appear. Instead, I have to press a magical ESC key at a magical point in time (some time after a very brief "Grub" text splash line or two... Surely it's possible...? TIA Z -- 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/CAOsGNSQW_WYqkmOS8R_=kp3hgd+fz1f3rhzyzasqmn3lx4q...@mail.gmail.com
