[ale] auto start

[Richard Faulkner]

I was about to say that:  "menu.lst isn't editable..." under GRUB2 since
9.10 but you beat me to it Brian!  : )

Attempts to manually edit GRUB2 as you would GRUB fail because the
traditional methods of editing either only stick until reboot or the
files are simply not editable.  This is what I ran into when I fought
9.10 and GRUB2 on my current workstation this time last year.  (GRUB2 is
also part of the reason I went to FC12 and GRUB (v0.98)...but not the
only one).

Unfortunately I don't remember the answer to your question but do
recommend checking-out the Ubuntu Forums as they likely have what you're
looking for...and I hope that there is better material in there than
there was last year on the topic.  I didn't find the documentation on
GRUB2 that helpful (back then) -- all the more reason why I went back to
GRUB.

Happy Hacking and Happy New Year!!    

Rich in Lilburn.......(still a bit of a LInux newb but a devoted daily
driver making converts as I go!)


-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Pitts <brian at polibyte.com>
Reply-to: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
To: ale at pcartwright.com, Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
Subject: Re: [ale] auto start
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:32:14 -0500


Menu.lst isn't editable like that since Ubuntu 9.10; try https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Grub2

Paul Cartwright <ale at pcartwright.com> wrote:

>On 12/26/2010 11:01 PM, John Pilman wrote:
>> That works most of the time, but occasionally, GRUB displays a screen
>> asking which operating system to start.  I have no remote access when I
>> can't get past GRUB, and without a monitor or keyboard, it is tough to
>> select an OS.  I'd like to force the boot without waiting for input, but
>> I have not tinkered with GRUB much, and I did not find anything in the
>> documentation that addresses this situation.
>>
>> Any ideas would be appreciated.
>/boot/grub/menu.lst:
>
># You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default
>entry
># is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
># WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not change this entry to 'saved'
>or your
># array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
>default        0
>
>## timeout sec
># Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the
>default entry
># (normally the first entry defined).
>timeout        5
>
>
>
>
>-- 
>Paul Cartwright
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>Registered Ubuntu User #12459
>
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