Dave Miner wrote: > Shawn Walker wrote: >> Are we going to add a menu item for this? >> >> It's pretty standard fare for distributions to have a "safe boot" or >> "text boot" option. >> > > Already done in RC2 to work around the lack of a direct escape key of > some sort (which is the preferred answer, to be implemented soon). > I just noticed that rc2 was out. Figures... right after I DL and install rc1b....
Oh well. I saw the .USB files and thought I'd try those out... but I can't seem to find any info on what to do with them once you download them. What am I missing? -Kyle > Dave > >> mary ding wrote: >>> Kyle: >>> >>> Need to do this to edit the grub menu: >>> >>> splashimage /boot/solaris.xpm - need to use d >>> foreground d25f00 - need to use d >>> background 115d93" lines - need to use d >>> and remove ",console=graphics" in kernel$ line from the GRUB menu - >>> need to use e >>> >>> After that, hit return and use "b", this works for me. >>> >>> >>> >>> Dave Miner wrote: >>>> Kyle McDonald wrote: >>>>> Ok so I tried some things... >>>>> >>>>> I tried using grub to edit the boot options, I: >>>>> >>>>> 1) removed the 'console=graphical' entirely - still get the >>>>> graphical boot. >>>>> 2) changed 'graphical' to 'text' - Screen gets all whacked out >>>>> (all sorts of short blue and orange horizontal lines) >>>>> 3) got rid of the foreground, background, and splash lines - no >>>>> effect that I can see. >>>>> >>>>> I'm going to add -kv next. >>>>> >>>>> What else should I try? >>>>> >>>> Both #1 and #3 above together ;-) >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> >>>>> -Kyle >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Kyle McDonald wrote: >>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>> >>>>>> Booting from the CD went fine. >>>>>> Installing went without error. >>>>>> >>>>>> When I rebooted, grub came up fine, and I chose the 1 menu option >>>>>> present. >>>>>> >>>>>> I really liked the new artwork, and the graphical boot is nice, >>>>>> but I've been sitting here 10 minutes or more, and the graphical >>>>>> boot is still covering the screen, and the little orange line is >>>>>> still going back and forth. >>>>>> >>>>>> What could it be doing? >>>>>> >>>>>> How can I figure out what it *is* doing? >>>>>> >>>>>> -Kyle >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> indiana-discuss mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> indiana-discuss mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> indiana-discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> indiana-discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss >> >> > _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
