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From: Charlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 09:48:32 -0700
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] lilo default boot time> On December 2, 2002 06:15 am, Angus Auld wrote: > > Greetings.......another newbie ques. > > I have changed the default boot time for lilo in MCC from 10 seconds to 30. > > However, I need to know how I can change the text message to read 30 > > instaed of the default 10. > > > > I am using lilo w/the text display. I have tried editing the file > > /boot/message-text, but that hasn't worked. > > > > My default boot time has been lengthened, but the message still says 10 > > seconds :-/ > > > > Can someone help. TIA. > > > > > > --Angus > > Howdy Angus; > > Have you looked at file:/etc/lilo.conf yet? You'd be looking at the line that > says 'timeout=xxx'. In my case it's 50, but I only want a 5 second delay to > choose a kernel to boot or allow default boot. So for the 30 second delay you > want you'd have timeout=300, correct? After you change it open a terminal and > type: > > su > root password when prompted > /sbin/lilo -v > > to register the configuration change. I'd do that anyway even if it already > reads 300 since it's apparent that something isn't kosher. > > I still don't trust the Mandrake Control Center completely. Some of the things > that made me smile during the beta/RC testing for 9.0 seem to have > degenerated into a bad joke on those of us that raved about the new release > before it was a release. <sigh> > > Such is life.... > > Regards; > -- > Charlie > Edmonton,AB,Canada > Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org > If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door. > -- Paul Beatty > ************************************************************** Thanks for the pointers Charlie, Stephen. I am now getting a 30 second delay, for some reason however, lilo has switched to a graphical login mode! I want the text mode, and I had it since installing 9.0. I have tried changing it back to text mode in MCC, but when I reboot, it goes back to graphical mode. :-/ What's up with that?? I must have messed something up somewhere. I guess my system was too much in order. Should have left well enough alone maybe......can't learn that way though! I installed watchdog-5.2-2mdk, xmms-cdread-0.14a-2mdk, and the latest wallpaper-0.1-4tex. Could watchdog have something to do with this behaviour? Anyone have any experience w/watchdog? I've been monkeying with file associations lately too. Where is the file that contains the info for lilo's boot mode? I don't see any mention of that in /etc/lilo.conf. My system seems to be working OK. TIA for any help. :-) --Angus "An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing." --Anon. -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from http://mymail.operamail.com Powered by Outblaze
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