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[ale] grub

Thanks. That's what I needed.

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On Dec 11, 2009, at 7:35 PM, Brian Pitts <brian at polibyte.com> wrote:

> On 12/11/2009 10:58 AM, Craig Button wrote:
>> Ok is it possible to set up grub or something similar in a dual
>> boot system were the other uses don't see the request to boot win  
>> or Linux?
>>
>
> In Grub 2
>
> GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
> GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
>
> where the first option is the number of seconds grub sits at the menu
> without showing it, and the second option controls whether or not the
> user sees a countdown.
>
> To force viewing the menu, hold down the shift key during boot. This
> works even if the first option is set to 0.
>
> -- 
> All the best,
> Brian Pitts
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