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

[Nazo]

On 12/12/05, Arnold Maderthaner <arnold.maderthaner at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/12/05, Geert Stappers <stappers at stappers.nl> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello Arnold,
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 03:58:09PM +0100, Arnold Maderthaner wrote:
> > > On 12/12/05, Geert Stappers <stappers at stappers.nl> wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 10:26:14AM +0100, Arnold Maderthaner wrote:
> >   <snip/>
> > > > > 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?
> > >
> > >
> > > the DEFAULT should load the menu.c32 file (to get a simple menu)
> > >
> > >
> > > >   LOCALBOOT -1
> > > > >
> > <snip/>
> > > >
> > > > What happens if the 'MENU DEFAULT' is removed?
> > >
> > >
> > > when I remove ONTIMEOUT it does what I want.
> >
> > Tell that to the mailinglist, that way can more people learn.
> >
> > > Do you know if there is a option to show a lss file ontop of the simple
> > menu?
> >
> > Ask that at the mailinglist, that way can more think with you.
>
>
> Do you know if there is a option to show a lss file ontop of the simple
> menu?
>
> >
> > > yours
> > >
> > > arnold
> >
> > Geert
> >
> > P.S.
> > Thank you for replying below the text.
> >
> >
> >
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I believe there is curently no means of doing this.  The menu clears
the screen for one thing.  It may even use a different video mode or
something.  Perhaps with modifications or the advanced menu instead,
you might get something to work, but, barring that, I think you're not
going to do it with just what's on hand.  Personally, I have one disc
with a logo loaded just before the menu (I set up a proper fallback
setup in case the menu fails or I just need to manually type things
in) and it definitely gets wiped by the menu if it loads.