https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782913 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782913#c0 Summary: Various Boot Loader Option problems Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.2 Version: Final Platform: 64bit OS/Version: openSUSE 12.2 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Bootloader AssignedTo: jsrain@suse.com ReportedBy: peterichardavis@gmx.net QAContact: jsrain@suse.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:15.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/15.0.1 1: On my computer, Help refers to pressing Set as Default. After an exhaustive search, I can't find any such thing to press, though the facility is in /etc/default/grub. 2: If I tick Hide Menu on Boot, I not only hide the menu but disable the choice. If I were to do that after changing the default to another operating system, I'd be unable to enter openSUSE to correct the error, and would presumably have to reinstall it. 3: When I used (K)ubuntu, I was able to set Windows as my default operating system, and reduce the Timeout in Seconds to zero without denying myself the choice of Linux. I liked to do this with my dual boot computer as an added security precaution, because I believed that most thieves wouldn't even realize that I had another operating system. With openSUSE, after doing the same thing, I did end up having to reinstall it. With 12.1, I was able to set the Timeout to 1 without disabling the choice, which at least meant that a thief would have to be fairly quick to spot what I'd done. With 12.2, I find that I have to extend that to 2 seconds, which, as I see it, is going the wrong way. I, of course, would prefer that things work the way I like, but, if openSUSE has good reasons for doing otherwise, it seems to me that it would be kind to spare the unwary from disabling the system in this way, either with a warning or by actually preventing the combination of defaulting to another system with disabling the choice of openSUSE. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Change default operating system to another. 2. Tick Hide Menu on Boot or reduce Timeout in Seconds below 2. 3. Restart computer. Actual Results: Inability to use openSUSE, requiring re-installation. Expected Results: I'd hoped to be able to start openSUSE by pressing the up arrow key without being able to see the choice on the screen. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.