Re: [tlug] In the beginning there is GRUB... or is there another?

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On 08/27/2010 08:11 PM, Dave M G wrote:
> TLUG,
>
> I seem to be in a zone of tweaking my computers these days, so here's
> the latest minor irritant.

8>< schnitt

> So... it's like there's something between the POST and GRUB... but what
> the heck would that be? And why does it take so long to do its thing?
>
> Most importantly, can I get it to not to whatever it's doing, or do it
> quicker, so I can boot faster? My spider sense tells me it's just some
> time out of some kind, so surely I can skip it.
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated.

Suggest you take a good close look at the grub . man pages.  Lots of 
interesting stuff to be found there ... which can hurt really bad if you 
get it wrong ... so read carefully and understand twice before resorting 
to verbose instruction and result reporting.

DAMHIK

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