DrakBoot: Changing your Boot-Up Configuration

Abstract

This tool allows you to change two aspects of the boot process: the boot menu entries and the login mode.

Figure 15.2. Choosing the Boot Mode

Choosing the Boot Mode

The main dialog is divided into two zones, each one corresponding to a special configuration step 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 the device from which it should boot. 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.

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 started at boot time, check the Launch the graphical environment when your system starts box. 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.