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[Giulio 'juliuxpigface']

On 24/04/2015 11.13 +0200, poma wrote:
> On 24.04.2015 07:50, Giulio 'juliuxpigface' wrote:
> > Il giorno gio, 23/04/2015 alle 22.58 +0200, poma ha scritto:
> > > On 23.04.2015 21:20, Giulio 'juliuxpigface' wrote:
> > > > > On 23.04.2015 20:23, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Can I simply delete "rhgb quiet" in order to show what's 
> > > > > > happening 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Of course, this is my default everywhere.
> > > > > 
> > > > > > during the boot process, GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=  ? I hesitate 
> > > > > > to 
> > > > > > make 
> > > > > > a 
> > > > > > change and find that I can't boot the computer ...
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > [bobg at box10 ~]$ cat /etc/default/grub
> > > > > > GRUB_TIMEOUT=15
> > > > > > GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="$(sed 's, release .*$,,g' /etc/system
> > > > > > -release)"
> > > > > > GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
> > > > > > GRUB_DISABLE_SUBMENU=true
> > > > > > GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT="console"
> > > > > > GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rhgb quiet"
> > > > > > GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Bob
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > If you don't want to touch the bootloader's configuration, 
> > > > there is
> > > > another easy (and non-persistent) way.
> > > > You could stop Grub's countdown, hit 'e', erase 'rhgb quiet' 
> > > > and 
> > > > then
> > > > boot (Ctrl+X, if I remember right).
> > > > 
> > > > //Giulio (juliuxpigface)
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Giulio, how can the same thing be done with the Extlinux?
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 1) Press a button in order to stop the countdown.
> 
> This is a segment of my Extlinux configuration:
> 
> ui menu.c32
> menu title Extlinux
> timeout 10
> 
> label Fedora ...
> ...
> 
> If I press e.g. an "A" key, it will only reset the 10 secondi 
> countdown, but will not stop it.
> What must I do to actually stop it?

Well, I'm trying with KDE live (Beta TC2) and pressing a key (e.g.
"A"), actually stops the countdown.

> 
> > 2) Press 'tab' on the row you want to customize.
> 
> How to get to the "row" I want to customize?

With, 'row' I mean 'menu item'. Just move with the arrows key,
highlight, for example, 'Start Fedora Live' and press tab.

> 
> > 3) You should now be able to erase 'rhgb' and 'quiet'.
> 
> After all this, what must I do to finally start the boot process?

Just hit the 'enter' key.

> 
> > 
> > //Giulio (juliuxpigface)
> > 
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> 

// Giulio (juliuxpigface)