So just put "prompt" like on the line before delay?
thanks,
bosco().
Enterprise2001 wrote:
> You have to put
>
> prompt
>
> in the lilo.conf file as well or the delay will be ignored
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 8:41 PM
> Subject: [newbie] LILO and timeout/delay
>
> > Hey,
> >
> > Here's an interesting one for you.. I needed to try that mem=xxxx b/c I
> > was running with only 65 when really i have 192.. So here's the deal..
> > I run Linux on my second hard drive and consequently have LILO on that
> > drive..
> >
> > Well I use Bootmagic to choose between Linux and Windows.. When I boot
> > to Linux it then boots LILO and goes straight to kernel loading.. I had
> > once before been able to add the command to make it wait but was unable
> > to recently..
> >
> > I read in the Lilo manual it was delay=xxxx... then I saw in someone
> > else's lilo.conf they had timeout=xxx... either way neither one of them
> > worked.. But, I added mem=192M to the append line ( after I had tested
> > it of course ) and that gets recognized?!?! Any ideas? Is LILO being
> > selective in what it accepts from me.. LOL..
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > bosco().
> >
> >
> > ( at any rate all is well and working like I wanted, but I was
> > nonetlheless still curious.. )
> >
> >
> >
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