Bug 45083 – Incorrect lilo.conf example, in code listing 11

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: [OLD] Docs-user

[Description Brandon Keene 2004-03-18 16:28:32 UTC]

In the section describing installing the lilo, code listing 11 contains an error in its example lilo.conf file.

Current:
delay=50                  # Wait 5 (five) seconds before booting the default section

Should Be:
timeout=50                  # Wait 5 (five) seconds before booting the default section


Reproducible: Always
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[Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-03-19 00:07:05 UTC]

It all depends on what you want to achieve :)

The "delay" will have LILO wait 5 seconds before continuing the default boot sequence, as does the "timeout". The only difference is that "delay" will delay the LILO bootprompt earlier (early stage) while waiting for the user to press shift (iirc) to show the LILO menu.

"timeout" will first show the LILO menu and then wait.

The net result is however the same.

[Comment 2 Brandon Keene 2004-03-19 00:20:54 UTC]

I have tested this and verified that setting delay=50 does not actually do anything.  The prompt screen is displayed with no delay and you must manually select your boot choice.

I am using lilo 22.5.8

I have attached my lilo.conf file.

[Comment 3 Brandon Keene 2004-03-19 00:23:21 UTC]

Created attachment 27605 [details]
Example lilo.conf

[Comment 4 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-03-19 00:34:57 UTC]

In that case I've updated the docs to use timeout.

[Comment 5 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2004-03-22 06:29:47 UTC]

Forgot to mark this one as fixed, sorry