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crabhunter

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Boot screen
« on: November 21, 2010, 09:24:40 AM »
It would be nice if the boot screen that comes up with the default partition/hard drive and countdown timer also showed the other partitions/hard drives as well.
Mike

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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2010, 01:34:16 PM »
Makes no sense to me, Crabhunter :P
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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2010, 06:58:56 PM »
I think it would be more obvious to the rest of my family what choices they have when they boot the computer.
Mike

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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2010, 05:59:05 AM »
Chameleon can already do that, please read the documentation.
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crabhunter

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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2010, 07:26:01 AM »
I'll have to read it again, I found how to force it to the choices screen but then you loose the countdown.
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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2010, 12:28:59 PM »
You just need to press any key while in countdown to enter the menu and see all choices.
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crabhunter

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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2010, 02:41:36 PM »
as I said in my original post, I would like to see the choices displayed as the timer is counting down.
Not one or the other.
I would like my cake and be able to eat it as well ;)
Mike

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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2010, 03:32:43 PM »
I misread you before.

AFAIK what you want is not possible, you can only have the countdown bar on the screen that shows the "default partition".

You can use Instant Menu=y to go straight to the graphical device selector. But Instant Menu=y will override the timeout setting..so you'll have to manually select which partition to boot.

Looks like you can have your cake, but someone else will be eating it for now.  :o

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Oh damn, I AM going crazy, we're in the feature requests sub-forum. lol
« Last Edit: November 22, 2010, 03:37:48 PM by Gringo Vermelho »
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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2010, 04:49:33 PM »
as I said in my original post, I would like to see the choices displayed as the timer is counting down.
Not one or the other.
I would like my cake and be able to eat it as well ;)
Mike
yeah, i got it, but still doesn't make sense to me. What's the point? The usefulness?
I think it would be more obvious to the rest of my family what choices they have when they boot the computer.
Mike
The best you can do for them is have no Timeout at all, go straight to menu.. i think ;)

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crabhunter

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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2010, 05:04:08 PM »
ha, ha, you're mad, you're losing it.
calm down and have a stiff drink.
All this stuff does your head in.
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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2010, 03:51:02 PM »
?? Are you talking to me Crabhunter?
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crabhunter

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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2010, 05:24:53 PM »
Yes, but to the reply before last.It was meant in good humor, sometimes things don't come across right on the net.
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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2010, 06:23:20 PM »
Reading my posts again, i can't make a connection...
yeah probably i'm loosing it, because i can't understand why this
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You just need to press any key while in countdown to enter the menu and see all choices.
should cause that answer.
Think i already lost enough time here...

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Gringo Vermelho

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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2010, 04:52:19 AM »
I believe he was referring to this:
Oh damn, I AM going crazy, we're in the feature requests sub-forum. lol
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crabhunter

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Re: Boot screen
« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2010, 07:15:55 AM »
Sorry Azimutz, yes I was. It's me going mad, my head is spinning with this at the moment.
Mike