View Full Version : Chameleon 2 - Boot Delay remains
JoesMorgue
04-18-2010, 07:07 PM
The install I used did not offer Chameleon 2, so I used what was there with a 5 second delay, then installed C2.
When I edited com.apple.Boot.plist, the delay was not there, but every reboot only shows OS X with a delay. (If it defaulted to Windows, the wife would be happy)
Where else would the delay be stored?
milanca
04-19-2010, 01:08 AM
It should be in com.apple.Boot.plist in /Extra.
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>7</string>
Default partition should be
<key>Default Partition</key>
<string>hd(0,2)</string>
Change it to your needs.
JoesMorgue
04-19-2010, 02:03 AM
It should be in com.apple.Boot.plist in /Extra.
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>7</string>
Default partition should be
<key>Default Partition</key>
<string>hd(0,2)</string>
Change it to your needs.
First: Thank you.
Second: I changed it to:
<key>Default Partition</key>
<string>hd(0,1)</string>
but there is no Timeout setting. Chameleon 2 now comes up showing drives "OS X" (HighLighted), "Music" and "Vista". /Dev/Disk0s1 is named Vista.
milanca
04-19-2010, 03:09 AM
Yes, it could be that it comes without that option. Just add new key/string for timeout and the value in seconds.
JoesMorgue
04-19-2010, 12:47 PM
Wait...Now I'm confused...
Your saying com.apple.Boot.plist in /Extra (Which was correct)
another website I found (unknown) said /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration (Where I found them on my Acer/Mac)
Both are correct, but which one is the better place to put it and why? Are there more places?
milanca
04-19-2010, 12:56 PM
It is in these two places. Extra folder is to keep your other vanilla files untouched. It has the priority.
JoesMorgue
04-19-2010, 03:54 PM
It is in these two places. Extra folder is to keep your other vanilla files untouched. It has the priority.
Do I NEED both? Seems a little redundant.
Should I concern myself with whats in which?
Right now, both have been changed.
milanca
04-20-2010, 12:12 AM
Do I NEED both? Seems a little redundant.
Should I concern myself with whats in which?
Right now, both have been changed.
No, leave that one in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration intact and just tweak the one in /Extra.