[[Category:GRUB]][[Category:OPS235]][[Category:OPS335]]
{{Admon/note|Fedora 13|These instructions should apply to other Linux distribution using grub version 0.97 and later.}}
The default installation of the GRUB boot loader by Fedora 13 set the timeout value to 0 which effectively hide the GRUB boot menu from the user. To activate the GRUB menu at boot time, set the timeout parameter to a non-zero value in the file "/boot/grub/grub.conf.
To hide The default installation of the GRUB menu at boot time, loader by Fedora 13 set the <code>timeout parameter in </code> value to 0 and the <code>hiddenmenu</code> option enabled, which effectively hides the GRUB boot menu from the user. = Viewing the GRUB menu without changing the defaults = The grub menu can be made to appear by holding down a key, such as SHIFT, during the boot process. = Changing the defaults so the file "boot menu always appears = Edit <code>/boot/grub/grub.conf" </code>: # Remove (or comment out) the <code>hiddenmenu</code> line.# Set the <code>timeout</code> parameter to the length in seconds that GRUB will wait before booting the default menu option, if the user does not press any keys. = References = * <code>man grub</code> {{Admon/important|GRUB vs. GRUB2|When searching for information about GRUB on the Internet, be aware that Grub2 is a very different program from the version shipped with Fedora, and information about Grub2 will not necessarily apply to Fedora. The Fedora project has not yet switched to zerousing Grub2 because it does not support some system configurations on which Fedora is used.}}
