Re: Default LILO config -- prompt and timeout
Well, to be nicer to the user you could include comments in the lilo.conf.
Compare mine lilo.conf below with the standard one.
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On 6 Jan 1999, Ben Gertzfield wrote:
> I think we should change the default LILO config to prompt the
> user (so they don't have to hit shift to get a LILO prompt)
> and then time out in a reasonable value, say 7 seconds.
>
> This can be done by adding:
>
> prompt
> timeout=70
>
> to the default /etc/lilo.conf. Is the boot floppies package the right
> place for this? Making the user hit shift for a LILO prompt is oogy.
>
> Ben
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=======================================================
###############################################################################
#
# Global Section
#Backup = # Default = /boot/boot.<number>
Boot = /dev/sda # Device containing boot sector
# /dev/hda = MBR for an IDE disk
#Compact # Merge reads into larger read requests
Default = 36-5 # Default image to load
#Delay = # Wait <val>/10 sec. before loading
#Disk = # Spec. non-std param. for a disk
#Install = # Install as new boot sec., def. = /boot/boot.b
#Linear # For e.g. large disks
#Lock # Record boot cmd lines for future boots
#Map = # Default = /boot/map
#Message = # File to print out after "LILO "
Prompt # Forces boot prompt
Timeout = 50 # Wait <val>/10 sec. after prompt then boot def
#Verbose = # Level of progress reporting
# This is because I boot from SCSI, AND have an IDE disk
disk = /dev/sda
bios = 0x80
disk = /dev/sdb
bios = 0x81
disk = /dev/hda
bios = 0x82
###############################################################################
#
# Per Image Section
# For Linux kernels use:
#image=<file>
# Append=<string> # Appends <string> to cmd. line options
# Label=<string> # What to use at "LILO:" prompt
# Ramdisk=<size> # <size> = 0: no ramdisk created
# Read-Only # Mount root RO
# Read-Write # Mount root RW
# Root=<Root_device> # Which device to mount as root
# VGA=<mode> # Normal: 80x25, Extended: 80x50 text,
# # ASK, <number>
# For other OS's use:
#Other=<device_name> or <file_name>
# Loader=<chain_loader> # def. = /boot/chain.b
# Table=<device> # Spec. where partition table is
# Unsafe # don't access boot sec. at map creation time
Image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36-5
Label = 36-5
Root = /dev/sda2
Read-Only
#VGA = Ask
VGA = 0xa
Append = "boot_verbose=1"
Image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.1.123-1
Label = dev.1
Root = /dev/sda2
Read-Only
VGA = Extended
Append = "boot_verbose=1"
Other = /dev/sda1
Label = win
Table = /dev/sda
Image = /boot/memtest86
Label = Memtest
# demo/test system
Image = /demo/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36
Label = Demo.org
Root = /dev/sdb2
Read-Only
VGA = 0xa
Append = "boot_verbose=1"
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