Reorder bootloader

[pad]

Hi

 

How do I change the countdown timer to a shorter length than the current (7 secs)?

[littlepr]

1.) Open a terminal window.

2.) Cd to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration

3.) type: sudo vi com.apple.Boot.plist

4. You will should see something like this:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string></string>

<key>Boot Graphics</key>

<string>Yes</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>10</string>

</dict>

</plist>

 

5.) Type "i" to get into edit mode.

6.) Scroll down to section that says:

 

<string>10</string> ---------> Change this number (yours is 7 if I can recall) to whatever you would like it to be.

 

7.) Once you are done with the edit hit the escape key to get out of edit mode.

8.) Now type

 

:wq! (means "write, quit, save changes")

 

9. ) After a reboot you should see that your timer change has taken effect.