[PLUG] Once again Linux has proven to me it is only good for non critical apps

[Michael Rasmussen]

On 2012-03-16 13:08, Kirk Goins wrote:
> I was able to get to GRUB '1' time and picked the previous kernel 
> which is
> .38 vs .39 and the system booted correctly. Since then I can't get 
> the
> timing correct to get back into GRUB.  So 2 basic questions.
>
> #1 What line to a I add/change/delete in the config file to make GRUB 
> pause
> for say 10 seconds?

(see below) but to restate /boot/grub/menu.1st contains an entry for 
timeout
That's what needs to change.

> #2 Do I just remove the 2 sections referencing the .39 and .39 
> Recovery
> from the config file to get past this error for now?

Better to grok the file and make the .38 the default.




> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Michael Rasmussen
> <michael at jamhome.us>wrote:
>
>> On 2012-03-16 09:40, Russell Senior wrote:
>> >>>>>> "Kirk" == Kirk Goins <kirkgoins at gmail.com> writes:
>> >
>> > Kirk> I will see what I can do over the weekend. The Base OS is (
>> > was?
>> > Kirk> ) Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS. I have found the DVD and booted from 
>> it.
>> > I
>> > Kirk> can mount the drive and I can see and navigate through the
>> > Kirk> folders etc.
>> >
>> > Kirk> I don't see a grub prompts as this is the only OS on that 
>> box.
>> >
>> > Your BIOS may be hiding the bootup messages that would show GRUB
>> > doing
>> > its thing.  I don't have to reboot often enough to remember 
>> exactly
>> > what it looks like.  Quick Boot, Silent Boot or something, turn 
>> those
>> > off for diagnosis.
>>
>> Or... grub's timeout value (/boot/grub/menu.1st on my utility box at
>> work) could be set to 1 so it flashes by with small chance of being
>> interrupted.
>>
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