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a. Comment out the gfxmenu line by adding a # in front of the word gfxmenu. b. Add the following line before the first title line: # This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL c. Append the following text to the first title line: SOL Monitor d. Append the following text to the kernel line of the first title section: console=ttyS1,19200 console=tty1 e. Add the following four lines between the first two title sections: # This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL title linux SOL Interactive kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=tty1 console=ttyS0,19200 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd The following examples show the original content of the /boot/grub/menu.lst file and the content of this file after modification. Original /boot/grub/menu.lst contents Notes gfxmanu (hd0,1)/boot/message color white/blue black/light-gray default 0 timeout 8 title linux kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 1 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd title floppy root chainloader +1 title failsafe kernal (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda2 ide=nodma apm=off vga=normal nosmp 1 disableapic maxcpus=0 3 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd.shipped Note 1: The kernel line is shown with a line break. In your file, the entire entry must all be on one line. Modified /boot/grub/menu.lst contents Notes #gfxmanu (hd0,1)/boot/message color white/blue black/light-gray default 0 timeout 8 # This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL title linux SOL Monitor kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=ttyS1,19200 1 console=tty1 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd # This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL title linux SOL Interactive kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=tty1 console=ttyS0,19200 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd title floppy Chapter 2. Configuring the server 31

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a.
Comment
out
the
gfxmenu
line
by
adding
a
#
in
front
of
the
word
gfxmenu
.
b.
Add
the
following
line
before
the
first
title
line:
#
This
will
allow
you
to
only
Monitor
the
OS
boot
via
SOL
c.
Append
the
following
text
to
the
first
title
line:
SOL
Monitor
d.
Append
the
following
text
to
the
kernel
line
of
the
first
title
section:
console=ttyS1,19200
console=tty1
e.
Add
the
following
four
lines
between
the
first
two
title
sections:
#
This
will
allow
you
to
Interact
with
the
OS
boot
via
SOL
title
linux
SOL
Interactive
kernel
(hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz
root=/dev/hda2
acpi=oldboot
vga=791
console=tty1
console=ttyS0,19200
initrd
(hd0,1)/boot/initrd
The
following
examples
show
the
original
content
of
the
/boot/grub/menu.lst
file
and
the
content
of
this
file
after
modification.
Original
/boot/grub/menu.lst
contents
Notes
gfxmanu
(hd0,1)/boot/message
color
white/blue
black/light-gray
default
0
timeout
8
title
linux
kernel
(hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz
root=/dev/hda2
acpi=oldboot
vga=791
1
initrd
(hd0,1)/boot/initrd
title
floppy
root
chainloader
+1
title
failsafe
kernal
(hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped
root=/dev/hda2
ide=nodma
apm=off
vga=normal
nosmp
1
disableapic
maxcpus=0
3
initrd
(hd0,1)/boot/initrd.shipped
Note
1:
The
kernel
line
is
shown
with
a
line
break.
In
your
file,
the
entire
entry
must
all
be
on
one
line.
Modified
/boot/grub/menu.lst
contents
Notes
#gfxmanu
(hd0,1)/boot/message
color
white/blue
black/light-gray
default
0
timeout
8
#
This
will
allow
you
to
only
Monitor
the
OS
boot
via
SOL
title
linux
SOL
Monitor
kernel
(hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz
root=/dev/hda2
acpi=oldboot
vga=791
console=ttyS1,19200
1
console=tty1
initrd
(hd0,1)/boot/initrd
#
This
will
allow
you
to
Interact
with
the
OS
boot
via
SOL
title
linux
SOL
Interactive
kernel
(hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz
root=/dev/hda2
acpi=oldboot
vga=791
console=tty1
console=ttyS0,19200
initrd
(hd0,1)/boot/initrd
title
floppy
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
31