DrakBoot: Changing your Boot-Up Configuration

Abstract

This tool allows you to change three aspects of the boot process: the boot menu entries, the Boot-up theme, and the login mode.

Figure 1.2. Choosing the Boot Mode

Choosing the Boot Mode

The main dialog is divided into three zones, each zone corresponding to a special configuration of the boot process:

Configuring the Bootloader

Clicking on the Configure button of the first zone launches the bootloader setup. Two dialogs will be displayed. The first one enables you to switch from one bootloader to another, and to specify its physical location. It also allows you to change the time delay (0 means infinite) in seconds before the bootloader actually boots the default choice. The second step allows you to manage the different entries available through the bootloader.

Note

Unless you really know what you are doing, it is not recommended that you change those settings as this may prevent you from booting your machine the next time you try to power it on.

Splash Screen Selection

Here, you can choose themes for the LILO and boot splash screens. There are three choice lists: one to select the general theme, and others let you choose the LILO and boot splash screens.

If you want to personalize your boot-up theme, you will need to create a new one based on an image of your own. To do so, click on Create a new theme and define all of the required values in the pop-up window. Save you theme. Then back on the main menu choose the new theme in the choice lists and clicking on the Install themes will do exactly what it says.

Configuring the Login Mode

At this stage, you can control the way people log onto the machine. There are two aspects:

  1. graphical interface: if you wish to see the X-Window (graphical display) system at boot time, check the box Launch the graphical environment when your system starts. If you leave it unchecked, the text login will be displayed.

  2. autologin: if you are the only one to use your machine and nobody else has access to it, you may choose to be automatically logged in at boot time. If you check Yes, I want autologin, just choose the user to be automatically logged in in the first combo box, and the preferred Desktop Manager in the second one.