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Look for the kernel line in the grub configuration file - remove the word "splash".
Although I believe you answered the true question behind, I 'd like to add this just for completion, as it was asked how to disable the grapfical boot menu:
In /boot/grub/menu.lst, comment-out/delete the line that starts with gfxmenu and you should get a text-based boot menu. Same effect as if you press escape at the grub menu.
Thanks for your replies. I had no luck so far. First of all this Suse /boot/grub/ folder doesn't contain a grub.conf file. The second option, removing gfxmenu line in menu.lst only made the boot options text. Once I selected to boot Suse it went back to gui. I see that this is actually what I had asked in my post. Sorry, that's not what I meant. I wanted to see the whole boot list in text. Can you help?
Note:
The "grub configuration file" is called "grub.conf" (GRUB Configuration) in a great deal of systems, but others call it "menu.lst" (Menu List). Some have both files, but one will turn out to be a link to the other.
Ok' I got it. Being the newbie that I am I was unaware that the two files were one in the same. I put back in the gfxmenu line and removed the comment splash leaving the rest of that line (=silent showopts). Now I can see what's booting on my machine without pressing escape. Does this seem correct?
Thank you for your help.
To alter the splash screen, grub (or better: the kernel) uses the parameter splash=0/silent/verbose. splash=0 (or "splash" removed, like you did) is a complete text mode. splash=verbose gives you the messages on a graphical background, while splash=silent is the bootsplash you had at the beginning. The parameter "showopts" allows to display all following options on the boot menu (not used in your case).
grub.conf exists in /etc, but on SUSE, it contains the information about the installation-location of the grub bootloader.
abisko00, Thank you for your explaination of these commands. I'm going to try "verbose" just to see the difference. Every day I learn just a bit more. What may be routine for all you folks is fascination for me. Thanks again
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