Syslinux - Dec 2005 - Configuration question for syslinux 3.11 menu and ontimeout option

I just started to play with syslinux 3.11 and have some problems with the
configuration. I want to implement following:
wait 5 seconds till the users chooses the right label. if nothing is done
for 5 seconds it should boot from next boot device specified by the BIOS.
I configured syslinux like that:

default menu.c32
prompt 0
timeout 50
ONTIMEOUT localboot
totaltimeout 200
display boot.msg
MENU TITLE Installation Version 1.2
F1 boot.msg
F2 options.msg
F3 general.msg
F4 param.msg
F5 rescue.msg
F7 snake.msg
label linux
  MENU LABEL Linux
  kernel vmlinuz
  append initrd=initrd.img ramdisk_size=8192
label text
  MENU LABEL Linux Text Installation
  kernel vmlinuz
  append initrd=initrd.img text ramdisk_size=8192
label localboot
  MENU LABEL Boot from local disk
  MENU DEFAULT
  LOCALBOOT -1

it does all the stuff that I want except for the 5 seconds delay. I wait 5
seconds (I see the counter counting to 0) and then it refreshes the screen
and starts again with the 5 seconds.
Anyone can help me with this ?

Another cool thing would be to display on top of the menu the
boot.msgspecified by display. is it possible to disable the clearing
of the screen
??

yours

arnold

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On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 10:26:14AM +0100, Arnold Maderthaner
wrote:
> I just started to play with syslinux 3.11 and have some problems with the
> configuration. I want to implement following:
> wait 5 seconds till the users chooses the right label. if nothing is done
> for 5 seconds it should boot from next boot device specified by the BIOS.
> I configured syslinux like that:
> 
> default menu.c32
> prompt 0
> timeout 50
> ONTIMEOUT localboot
> totaltimeout 200
> display boot.msg
> MENU TITLE Installation Version 1.2
> label linux
>   MENU LABEL Linux
>   kernel vmlinuz
>   append initrd=initrd.img ramdisk_size=8192
> label localboot
>   MENU LABEL Boot from local disk
>   MENU DEFAULT

What does the above 'DEFAULT' mean?
>   LOCALBOOT -1
> 
> it does all the stuff that I want except for the 5 seconds delay. I wait 5
> seconds (I see the counter counting to 0) and then it refreshes the screen
> and starts again with the 5 seconds.
> Anyone can help me with this ?
What happens if the 'MENU DEFAULT' is removed?


GSt
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On 12/12/05, Geert Stappers <stappers at stappers.nl>
wrote:
>
>
> Hello Arnold,
>
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 03:58:09PM +0100, Arnold Maderthaner wrote:
> > On 12/12/05, Geert Stappers <stappers at stappers.nl> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 10:26:14AM +0100, Arnold Maderthaner
wrote:
>   <snip/>
> > > > I configured syslinux like that:
> > > >
> > > > default menu.c32
> > > > prompt 0
> > > > timeout 50
> > > > ONTIMEOUT localboot
> > > > totaltimeout 200
> > > > display boot.msg
> > > > MENU TITLE Installation Version 1.2
> > > > label linux
> > > >   MENU LABEL Linux
> > > >   kernel vmlinuz
> > > >   append initrd=initrd.img ramdisk_size=8192
> > > > label localboot
> > > >   MENU LABEL Boot from local disk
> > > >   MENU DEFAULT
> > >
> > >
> > > What does the above 'DEFAULT' mean?
> >
> >
> > the DEFAULT should load the menu.c32 file (to get a simple menu)
> >
> >
> > >   LOCALBOOT -1
> > > >
> <snip/>
> > >
> > > What happens if the 'MENU DEFAULT' is removed?
> >
> >
> > when I remove ONTIMEOUT it does what I want.
>
> Tell that to the mailinglist, that way can more people learn.
>
> > Do you know if there is a option to show a lss file ontop of the
simple
> menu?
>
> Ask that at the mailinglist, that way can more think with you.

Do you know if there is a option to show a lss file ontop of the simple
menu?
>
> > yours
> >
> > arnold
>
> Geert
>
> P.S.
> Thank you for replying below the text.
>
>
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