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[Bug #1647] Would like a text-mode boot option ala LILO
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[Bug #1647] Would like a text-mode boot option ala LILO |
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Sun, 24 Nov 2002 08:05:05 -0500 |
=================== BUG #1647: LATEST MODIFICATIONS ==================
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=1647&group_id=68
Changes by: Yoshinori K. Okuji <address@hidden>
Date: 2002-Nov-24 13:05 (GMT)
------------------ Additional Follow-up Comments ----------------------------
So the dumb interface exists. It would be overkill to even
add another interface, IMO.
Okuji
=================== BUG #1647: FULL BUG SNAPSHOT ===================
Submitted by: jbuttery Project: GNU GRUB
Submitted on: 2002-Nov-08 16:15
Category: User Interface Severity: Minor
Priority: None Bug Group: Feature Request
Resolution: None Assigned to: None
Status: Open Release: 0.92
Reproducibility: Every Time Planned Release:
Summary: Would like a text-mode boot option ala LILO
Original Submission: I apologize if this is just something I'm missing,
because it sure seems odd to me that it isn't there; in any case, the only way
I've found to get a text-mode boot (meaning, something that doesn't make my
monitor "mode-switch"), is to remove menu.lst altogether, which does give me a
text-mode boot, but just to the grub> prompt. I'm not looking to go quite that
minimalist. :) What I'm looking for is something that presents information in
plain text mode, like LILO, but has the same functionality of the current
pseudo-graphical interface. I know you can remove the "splashimage" file (I
already did), but the effect is still the same (although the background is
blank now :)).
Follow-up Comments
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Date: 2002-Nov-24 13:05 By: okuji
So the dumb interface exists. It would be overkill to even
add another interface, IMO.
Okuji
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Date: 2002-Nov-22 17:39 By: hno
For one thing not all terminals is happy with the psuedo-graphical menu.
Sometimes when working over serial I do agree that having a really simple boot
"menu" similar to the lilo prompt would be very nice.
Suggestion:
Grub: [entryname]
* if no keyboard activity before timeout, boot default entry
* to select a entry, type the name of the entry
* to boot a selected entry, press enter
* to edit a selected entry, press Control-E
* Tab completetion can be used to speed up typing. If multiple matches are
found, complete up to the first differing character. If no characters can be
added by tab completetion print all matching entries.
* (optional) Control-N and Control-P can be used to navigate up/down in the
menu, starting at the default entry (or first matching entry in case of partial
entry).
* To exit to the grub> command line prompt, press Control-C.
Just a suggestion..
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Date: 2002-Nov-08 17:21 By: okuji
For what is it useful?
Okuji
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