Grub won't timeout

From: Jason D. Berg (linux_at_jasonberg.com)
Date: 10/08/04

  • Next message: Stephen Tait: "Re: Grub won't timeout" 
    Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 17:26:02 -0700
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org

    My Grub won't timeout. It just sits there forever waiting for me to
    press enter. I've gone through many rewrites of the config file and have
    recompiled, reinstalled, and reintalled it on the boot sector. Still
    nothing. My config file is below. Any ideas?

    # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
    # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
    # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
    # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

    ## default num
    # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from
    0, and
    # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
    #
    # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default
    entry
    # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
    default 0

    ## timeout sec
    # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the
    default entry
    # (normally the first entry defined).
    timeout 5

    # Pretty colours
    color cyan/blue white/blue

    ## password ['--md5'] passwd
    # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive
    editing
    # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
    # command 'lock'
    # e.g. password topsecret
    # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
    # password topsecret

    #
    # examples
    #
    # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
    # root (hd0,0)
    # makeactive
    # chainloader +1
    #
    # title Linux
    # root (hd0,1)
    # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
    #

    #
    # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

    ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
    ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
    ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default optons below

    ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

    ## ## Start Default Options ##
    ## default kernel options
    ## default kernel options for automagic boot options
    ## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z
    ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
    ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
    # kopt=root=/dev/hda3 ro

    ## default grub root device
    ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
    # groot=(hd0,2)

    ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
    ## e.g. alternative=true
    ## alternative=false
    # alternative=true

    ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
    ## e.g. lockalternative=true
    ## lockalternative=false
    # lockalternative=false

    ## altoption boot targets option
    ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
    ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
    ## altoptions=(recovery mode) single
    # altoptions=(recovery mode) single

    ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
    ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
    ## alternative kernel options
    ## e.g. howmany=all
    ## howmany=7
    # howmany=all

    ## ## End Default Options ##

    title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8
    root (hd0,2)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8 root=/dev/hda3 ro
    initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8
    savedefault
    boot

    title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8 (recovery mode)
    root (hd0,2)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
    initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8
    savedefault
    boot

    title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.7
    root (hd0,2)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.7 root=/dev/hda3 ro
    initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.7
    savedefault
    boot

    title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.7 (recovery mode)
    root (hd0,2)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.7 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
    initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.7
    savedefault
    boot

    title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.6-1-386
    root (hd0,2)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.6-1-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro
    initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.6-1-386
    savedefault
    boot

    title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.6-1-386 (recovery mode)
    root (hd0,2)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.6-1-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
    initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.6-1-386
    savedefault
    boot

    ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST 

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