[Bug #2133] unattented boots with multiple terminals

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Changes by: Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon <address@hidden>
Date: Mon 03/31/2003 at 06:47 (GMT)

------------------ Additional Follow-up Comments ----------------------------
to clarify my post and correct a typo.  the solution to this configuration 
would be to use the --timeout parameter for the terminal command that was added 
on Aug 31 2000 by OKUJI Yoshinori AFAIK.



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Submitted by: None                    Project: GNU GRUB                     
Submitted on: Sun 01/05/2003 at 00:48
Category:  Terminal                   Severity:  Major                      
Priority:  None                       Bug Group:  Software Error            
Resolution:  None                     Assigned to:  None                    
Status:  Open                         Release:  0.92                        
Reproducibility:  Every Time          Planned Release:                      

Summary:  unattented boots with multiple terminals

Original Submission:  (Originally 
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=175348 )

builtins.c:line 4049, in terminal_func()
  /* If multiple terminals are specified, wait until the user pushes any
     key on one of the terminals.  */

This is a problem.

I like that I can access GRUB through either a serial interface or the console, 
but when I have it configured that way, it won't boot on its own.  It waits for 
a keypress before it goes to the boot menu, regardless of what any of the 
timeout settings are.

the global section of my grub/menu.lst:

timeout 12
default 0
fallback 1
serial --unit=1 --speed=19200
terminal --dumb console serial
root (hd1,0)

Follow-up Comments
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Date: Mon 03/31/2003 at 06:47       By: carenas
to clarify my post and correct a typo.  the solution to this configuration 
would be to use the --timeout parameter for the terminal command that was added 
on Aug 31 2000 by OKUJI Yoshinori AFAIK.

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Date: Mon 03/31/2003 at 04:18       By: carenas
terminal --dump --timeout=12 console serial

would be all that is needed to fix this problem (available on the 0.9.1 
RedHat's grub at least)


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