chimera load time

[xiaoxiwan]

I just set up a dual boot between 10.6.8 and W7, Chimera's handling both fine. However, the Chimera load barely lasts a second before automatically booting into Snow Leopard. Is there a way to slow down the loader so that I can have more time to enter commands (like -v) or switch to W7?

 

[langweiler94]

Hi xiaoxiwan,
just add Instant Menu as a key and Yes as the value in your org.chameleon.Boot.plist
(Use the Property List Editor, if u have the developer Tools )

 

[xiaoxiwan]

where can I find org.chameleon.Boot.plist? I thought Chamelion was an older bootloader and the current one is Chimera, and the only boot.plist I see in my /extra folder is the com.apple.boot.plist. Also, can I edit by directly opening the plist in textedit? Sorry I'm new to all this.

 

[langweiler94]

Well, your file is located in /Extra, and since Chimera 1.5.0 apple.boot.plist was renamed to org.chameleon.Boot.plist.

Of course u can open this file with text edit.

Just ad this 2 lines between <dict> and </dict>

	<key>Instant Menu</key>
	<string>Yes</string>

This should give you the menu you are seeking for.

langweiler94