[mythtv-users] getting to the GRUB in time...

[Raymond Wagner]

On 4/24/2014 2:12 PM, Leif Pihl wrote:
> OK, I phrased that poorly.
>
> Yes, I knew that the GRUB is the boot loader.
> What I meant was, what does it _LOOK_LIKE_ when I need to press the ESC key, or how can I slow down the loading so that I can see the GRUB in time?
> i.e.: What does it look like, WHEN I need to press ESC.
>
> I do know what a Boot Loader COULD look like in some instances.  It just seems as if EITHER no Boot Loader appears on my installation of MythBuntu or if it appears, it goes so fast that I can't press ESC at the correct time.

If there is no boot menu, if nothing else, you could always use some 
form of live image, mount your system partition, chroot into it, and run 
'passwd <account name>'.