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Old 09-01-2008, 06:31 PM   #1
newbiesforever
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I want GRUB to wait before booting a distro


Can I set GRUB to wait indefinitely for my distro selection? I have a habit of getting up to do something else while the computer reboots. I stay away too long, and it boots my default distro. If it's possible, I suppose the "timeout" line in menu.lst would be the line to change--it's the only relevant line in the file. I could just type in some large number, but what syntax would tell it to keep waiting?

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Old 09-01-2008, 06:44 PM   #2
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comment out 'timeout' and 'hiddenmenu' lines in /boot/grub/menu.lst
 
Old 09-01-2008, 06:46 PM   #3
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set timeout to a negative value
 
  


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