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splashimage=<path-to-image> — Specifies the location of the splash screen image to be
used when GRUB boots.
title group-title — Specifies a title to be used with a particular group of commands used to
load a kernel or operating system.
To add human-readable comments to the menu configuration file, begin the line with the hash mark
character (#).
9.8. Changing Runlevels at Boot Time
Under Red Hat Enterprise Linux, it is possible to change the default runlevel at boot time.
To change the runlevel of a single boot session, use the following instructions:
When the GRUB menu bypass screen appears at boot time, press any key to enter the GRUB
menu (within the first three seconds).
Press the a key to append to the kernel command.
Add <space><runlevel> at the end of the boot options line to boot to the desired runlevel. For
example, the following entry would initiate a boot process into runlevel 3:
grub append> ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet 3
9.9. Addit ional Resources
This chapter is only intended as an introduction to GRUB. Consult the following resources to
discover more about how GRUB works.
9.9.1. Inst alled Document at ion
/usr/share/doc/grub-<version-number>/ — This directory contains good information
about using and configuring GRUB, where <version-number> corresponds to the version of the
GRUB package installed.
info grub — The GRUB info page contains a tutorial, a user reference manual, a programmer
reference manual, and a FAQ document about GRUB and its usage.
9.9.2. Useful Websit es
http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ — The home page of the GNU GRUB project. This site contains
information concerning the state of GRUB development and an FAQ.
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_43_4053.shtm — Details booting operating systems other than
Linux.
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue64/kohli.html — An introductory article discussing the
configuration of GRUB on a system from scratch, including an overview of GRUB command line
options.
9.9.3. Relat ed Books
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