--- grub-0.97/stage2/builtins.c	2008-09-30 10:24:37.000000000 -0400

+++ grub-0.97/stage2/builtins.c	2008-09-30 10:17:17.000000000 -0400

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@

 int auth = 0;

 /* The timeout.  */

 int grub_timeout = -1;

+int grub_chaintimeout = -1;

 /* Whether to show the menu or not.  */

 int show_menu = 1;

 /* The BIOS drive map.  */

@@ -531,7 +529,7 @@

 {

   "chainloader",

   chainloader_func,

-  BUILTIN_CMDLINE | BUILTIN_HELP_LIST,

+  BUILTIN_CMDLINE | BUILTIN_HELP_LIST | BUILTIN_SHOW_CHAIN_MENU,

   "chainloader [--force] FILE",

   "Load the chain-loader FILE. If --force is specified, then load it"

   " forcibly, whether the boot loader signature is present or not."

@@ -4957,6 +4955,37 @@

 };

+/* timeout when chainloading */

+static int

+chaintimeout_func (char *arg, int flags)

+{

+  /* One-shot default shenanigans -- don't piss around with the menu! */

+  if (grub_chaintimeout != -1)

+    return 0;

+  if ((saved_entryno & STAGE2_ONCEONLY_ENTRY) != 0)

+    {

+      grub_chaintimeout = 0;

+      return 0;

+    }

+

+  if (! safe_parse_maxint (&arg, &grub_chaintimeout))

+    return 1;

+

+  return 0;

+}

+

+static struct builtin builtin_chaintimeout =

+{

+  "chaintimeout",

+  chaintimeout_func,

+  BUILTIN_MENU,

+#if 0

+  "chaintimeout SEC",

+  "Like timeout builtin, but used when an entry that chainloads is in config"

+#endif

+};

+

+

 /* title */

 static int

 title_func (char *arg, int flags)

@@ -5147,6 +5176,7 @@

 #endif /* SUPPORT_NETBOOT */

   &builtin_cat,

   &builtin_chainloader,

+  &builtin_chaintimeout,

   &builtin_clear,

   &builtin_cmp,

   &builtin_color,

--- grub-0.97/stage2/shared.h	2008-09-30 10:24:37.000000000 -0400

+++ grub-0.97/stage2/shared.h	2008-09-30 10:14:58.000000000 -0400

@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@

 #define BUILTIN_SCRIPT		0x8	/* Run in the script.  */

 #define BUILTIN_NO_ECHO		0x10	/* Don't print command on booting. */

 #define BUILTIN_HELP_LIST	0x20	/* Show help in listing.  */

+#define BUILTIN_SHOW_CHAIN_MENU	0x40	/* Force menu to show up because of chainloading */

 /* The table for a builtin.  */

 struct builtin

@@ -872,6 +873,7 @@

 extern kernel_t kernel_type;

 extern int show_menu;

 extern int grub_timeout;

+extern int grub_chaintimeout;

 void init_builtins (void);

 void init_config (void);

--- grub-0.97/stage2/stage2.c	2008-09-30 10:24:37.000000000 -0400

+++ grub-0.97/stage2/stage2.c	2008-09-30 10:16:35.000000000 -0400

@@ -1031,7 +1031,13 @@

 		  if (! builtin)

 		    /* Unknown command. Just skip now.  */

 		    continue;

-		  

+

+		  if (builtin->flags & BUILTIN_SHOW_CHAIN_MENU)

+		    {

+		      show_menu = 1;

+		      grub_timeout = grub_chaintimeout;

+		    }

+

 		  if (builtin->flags & BUILTIN_TITLE)

 		    {

 		      char *ptr;

diff -up grub-0.97/stage2/stage2.c.fix-plymouth-patch grub-0.97/stage2/stage2.c

--- grub-0.97/stage2/stage2.c.fix-plymouth-patch	2008-09-30 17:00:18.000000000 -0400

+++ grub-0.97/stage2/stage2.c	2008-09-30 17:00:58.000000000 -0400

@@ -258,14 +258,19 @@ restart:

      interface. */

   if (grub_timeout < 0)

     show_menu = 1;

-  

+

   /* If SHOW_MENU is false, don't display the menu until ESC is pressed.  */

   if (! show_menu)

     {

+      /* Don't show the "Booting in blah seconds message" if the timeout is 0 */

+      int print_message = grub_timeout != 0;

+

       /* Get current time.  */

       while ((time1 = getrtsecs ()) == 0xFF)

 	;

-      grub_verbose_printf("\rPress any key to enter the menu\n\n\n");

+

+      if (print_message)

+	grub_printf("\rPress any key to enter the menu\n\n\n");

       while (1)

 	{

@@ -301,9 +306,10 @@ restart:

 	      grub_timeout--;

 	      /* Print a message.  */

-	      grub_verbose_printf ("\rBooting %s in %d seconds...",

-				   get_entry(menu_entries, first_entry + entryno, 0),

-				   grub_timeout);

+	      if (print_message)

+		grub_printf ("\rBooting %s in %d seconds...",

+		             get_entry(menu_entries, first_entry + entryno, 0),

+		             grub_timeout);

 	    }

 	}

     }