[syslinux] Configuration question for syslinux 3.11 menu and ontimeout option

[Geert Stappers]

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On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 10:26:14AM +0100, Arnold Maderthaner wrote:
> I just started to play with syslinux 3.11 and have some problems with the
> configuration. I want to implement following:
> wait 5 seconds till the users chooses the right label. if nothing is done
> for 5 seconds it should boot from next boot device specified by the BIOS.
> I configured syslinux like that:
> 
> default menu.c32
> prompt 0
> timeout 50
> ONTIMEOUT localboot
> totaltimeout 200
> display boot.msg
> MENU TITLE Installation Version 1.2
> label linux
>   MENU LABEL Linux
>   kernel vmlinuz
>   append initrd=initrd.img ramdisk_size=8192
> label localboot
>   MENU LABEL Boot from local disk
>   MENU DEFAULT


What does the above 'DEFAULT' mean?

>   LOCALBOOT -1
> 
> it does all the stuff that I want except for the 5 seconds delay. I wait 5
> seconds (I see the counter counting to 0) and then it refreshes the screen
> and starts again with the 5 seconds.
> Anyone can help me with this ?

What happens if the 'MENU DEFAULT' is removed?


GSt
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