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3 Locate the line: "DEFAULT <my_label>". It is usually the first line of the file. It is usually
“default harddisk" or “default linux”.
4
If <my_label> isn’t “linux” (for instance it can be “harddisk”), change it to “linux”.
5
Locate the following line: " label linux "
6
Under the " label linux " line, two lines should appear.
kernel...
append...
The following examples show how the “label linux” line and its kernel & append sublines
could look like, before you change them:
label linux
kernel linux
append initrd=initrd splash=silent showopts
or
label linux
kernel linux
append initrd=initrd ramdisk_size=65536 splash=silent
showopts
7
Remove the “splash=...” and “showopts” parameters, if they appear in the “append” line.
Do not remove any other parameters in the “append” line, especially the “initrd=”
parameter.
8 Add the following parameters to the "append" line: text console=ttyS0,115200
In the above string, “ttyS0,115200” consists of a capital “S”, only zeros and one
comma.
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The following examples show how the “ label linux ” line and its kernel & append sublines
could look like, after you change them::
label linux
kernel linux
append initrd=initrd text console=ttyS0,115200
or
label linux
kernel linux
append initrd=initrd ramdisk_size=65536 text
console=ttyS0,115200
10 Locate the line: "prompt <flag>". It usually appears as "prompt 1". Change it to "prompt
0".
11
Locate the line: "timeout <tenth_of_secs>". It usually appears as "timeout 200". Change
it to "timeout 0".