Aw: Re: GRUB command-line with timeout

2021-07-17 Thread Steve Keller
David Wright writes: > So on the odd occasion, you turn on the machine and, at a mininum, are > about to type in some commands to boot the machine manually. And then > you might even log in. Having to type /one/ keystroke at the start is > just too much. > > Is that what you're really saying? No

Re: GRUB command-line with timeout

2021-07-13 Thread rhkramer
On Tuesday, July 13, 2021 06:24:27 PM David Wright wrote: > On Tue 13 Jul 2021 at 15:43:55 (-0400), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > I'm not the OP, and I don't boot very often at all -- my machines run > > 24/7 for months on end, so I don't know / remember what has to be done > > in GRUB to get to t

Re: GRUB command-line with timeout

2021-07-13 Thread David Wright
On Tue 13 Jul 2021 at 15:43:55 (-0400), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tuesday, July 13, 2021 11:34:48 AM David Wright wrote: > > So on the odd occasion, you turn on the machine and, at a mininum, are > > about to type in some commands to boot the machine manually. And then > > you might even log i

Re: GRUB command-line with timeout

2021-07-13 Thread rhkramer
On Tuesday, July 13, 2021 11:34:48 AM David Wright wrote: > So on the odd occasion, you turn on the machine and, at a mininum, are > about to type in some commands to boot the machine manually. And then > you might even log in. Having to type /one/ keystroke at the start is > just too much. > > Is

Re: GRUB command-line with timeout

2021-07-13 Thread David Wright
On Tue 13 Jul 2021 at 10:54:07 (+0200), Steve Keller wrote: > Brian writes: > > > > I'd prefer to be dropped into the GRUB command line instead of that > > > menu. But still I'd like to have the timeout after which a default > > > entry is boot if no command is entered at the prompt. > > > > You

Re: GRUB command-line with timeout

2021-07-13 Thread Steve Keller
Brian writes: > > I'd prefer to be dropped into the GRUB command line instead of that > > menu. But still I'd like to have the timeout after which a default > > entry is boot if no command is entered at the prompt. > > You want GRUB's normal operation but, at the same time, you want GRUB > to f

Re: GRUB command-line with timeout

2021-07-01 Thread David
On Fri, 2 Jul 2021 at 06:47, David Wright wrote: > On Thu 01 Jul 2021 at 20:39:48 (+0100), Brian wrote: > > On Thu 01 Jul 2021 at 20:08:40 +0200, Steve Keller wrote: > > > When booting with GRUB, normally the menu showing several kernel > > > versions and/or kernel command lines appears to choose

Re: GRUB command-line with timeout

2021-07-01 Thread David Wright
On Thu 01 Jul 2021 at 20:39:48 (+0100), Brian wrote: > On Thu 01 Jul 2021 at 20:08:40 +0200, Steve Keller wrote: > > > When booting with GRUB, normally the menu showing several kernel > > versions and/or kernel command lines appears to choose from. If no > > selection is made within a few seconds

Re: GRUB command-line with timeout

2021-07-01 Thread Brian
On Thu 01 Jul 2021 at 20:08:40 +0200, Steve Keller wrote: > When booting with GRUB, normally the menu showing several kernel > versions and/or kernel command lines appears to choose from. If no > selection is made within a few seconds (default is 5s IIRC), the > default entry is booted. Sounds a

Re: GRUB command-line with timeout

2021-07-01 Thread David Wright
On Thu 01 Jul 2021 at 20:08:40 (+0200), Steve Keller wrote: > When booting with GRUB, normally the menu showing several kernel > versions and/or kernel command lines appears to choose from. If no > selection is made within a few seconds (default is 5s IIRC), the > default entry is booted. > > I'd