On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 05:05:34PM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > 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
Maybe increase the "GRUB_TIMEOUT" value to one > 0, this could be the window where your keypress is active? I'm only guessing here, but hopefully not too wild. > 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... Because of "GRUB_TIMEOUT=0" ?? > Surely it's possible...? I think you'll have more luck asking on a specific grub support list as it is no longer Debian specific. -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- 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/20121221084320.GB15405@tal
