a.Comment out the gfxmenu line by adding a # in front of the word gfxmenu.
b.Add the following line before the first title line:
#This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL
c.Append the following text to the first title line:
SOL Monitor
d.Append the following text to the kernel line of the first title section: console=ttyS1,19200 console=tty1
e.Add the following four lines between the first two title sections:
#This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL
title linux SOL Interactive
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791
console=tty1 console=ttyS1,19200
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd
The following examples show the original content of the /boot/grub/menu.lst file and the content of this file after modification.
Original /boot/grub/menu.lst contents | Notes |
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gfxmanu (hd0,1)/boot/message |
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color white/blue |
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default 0 |
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timeout 8 |
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title linux |
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kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 | 1 |
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd |
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title floppy |
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root |
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chainloader +1 |
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title failsafe |
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kernal (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda2 ide=nodma apm=off vga=normal nosmp | 1 |
disableapic maxcpus=0 3 |
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initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd.shipped |
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Note 1: The kernel line is shown with a line break. In your file, the entire entry must all be on one line. |
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Modified /boot/grub/menu.lst contents | Notes |
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#gfxmanu (hd0,1)/boot/message |
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color white/blue |
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default 0 |
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timeout 8 |
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# This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL |
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title linux SOL Monitor |
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kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=ttyS1,19200 | 1 |
console=tty1 |
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initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd |
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#This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL title linux SOL Interactive
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=tty1 console=ttyS1,19200 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd
title floppy
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