How do you change the boot delay time on GRUB?

[Sadiq S]

On 06/05/2010 02:54 PM, ted leslie wrote:
> /boot/grub/menu.lst
> timeout         5                    //change this to 1
>
> on my 9.08 ubuntu, may be different on new grub.
>
> may not want to change to 0? as if you had to go into safe mode,
> 0 may not leave you the required ability no matter how fast you
> are on key board? I have set it to 1 if i want a almost immediate
> boot, yet time to override if necessary.
>
> tl
>
>
> On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:19:01 -0400
> Paul King<sciguy-Ja3L+HSX0kI at public.gmane.org>  wrote:
>
>    
>> I have GRUB "1.98-1ubuntu6", and while I have been using GRUB, I have
>> always wondered how to change the delay time prior to GRUB booting into
>> the default operating system. I would even like to switch it off, if
>> possible. Thanks for any help you may have, as I can't seem to find
>> mention of it anywhere, and I think a 10-second wait is silly, having
>> been accustomed to adjusting LILO to any delay time I liked.
>>
>> Paul King
>>
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The file seems to be in /etc/default instead of /boot/grub/menu.lst

The file is called grub.
Run "sudo update-grub" after you change the timeout.

I'm using Ubuntu 10.04.

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