[syslinux] Timeout
Kai Hendry
hendry at cs.helsinki.fi
Wed Nov 12 00:34:22 PST 2003
Good morning,
I think SYSLINUX is the bootloader for several Linux disb CDs. Please
forgive me if I am wrong, as it difficult to discover that information.
http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#whatisnot
After reading that text, is that just modesty, or these Distributions
should be using something else? :)
I have been testing the new debian installer:
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
After installation you need to remove the CD media, and then put it back
in to finish your installation. This for at least me, presents an
inconvenience and a usability problem.
I would like to able to start an installation, and not have to run back
to it halfway through to fiddle around with fragile CD media.
I have had the experience of installing Windows XP, and I remember when
the CD was in the tray it would present a message like:
Press a key to boot CD ...
And then it would timeout after ten seconds to the next boot medium as
defined in the BIOS.
This is exactly what I want, as I don't want to re-install my machine if
I accidentally leave a boot CD in the tray !
I can see in the documentation, there is a timeout parameter, but I
think this is for the particular kernel option.
What are your thoughts about this?
Kind regards,
-Kai Hendry
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