merge of '8e4dedd1739bcbff3b82368fe9e1059f967d5d35'

     and 'f20b6d6337e26e8e59ccac846541f64cdde583a0'

8 files changed, 538 insertions, 47 deletions

diff --git a/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/70-install-tgz b/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/70-install-tgz
index cb8b2722d5..aca0d047c6 100644
--- a/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/70-install-tgz
+++ b/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/70-install-tgz
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-
 M_TITLE="Install RootFS from tar.gz"
+M_FLAGS="noRemember"
 
 run_module(){
 	test -e /etc/altboot.func && . /etc/altboot.func || die "ERROR: /etc/altboot.func not found. Check your installation!"	
@@ -259,5 +259,6 @@ install_rootfs_image(){
 
 case "$1" in
 title)	echo "$M_TITLE";;
+flags)	echo "$M_FLAGS";;
 run)	run_module "$2";;
 esac
diff --git a/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/70-setKernel b/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/70-setKernel
index 6192232a73..50f61d034f 100644
--- a/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/70-setKernel
+++ b/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/70-setKernel
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # !/bin/sh
 M_TITLE="Choose kernel for next boot"
 
-
+# Deprecated due to altbootctl
+exit 0
 
 # Only kernel 2.6 offers kexec support
 uname -r | grep -q "^2.6" || exit 0
diff --git a/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/80-configure-kexec b/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/80-configure-kexec
index e294df683f..1b8fc6e547 100644
--- a/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/80-configure-kexec
+++ b/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/80-configure-kexec
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # !/bin/sh
 M_TITLE="Configure kexec CMDLINE"
 
+# Deprecated due to altbootctl
+exit 0
 
 
 # Only kernel 2.6 offers kexec support
diff --git a/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/80-copyrootfs b/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/80-copyrootfs
index af6bd38c1d..2d305e349f 100644
--- a/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/80-copyrootfs
+++ b/packages/altboot/files/altboot-menu/Advanced/80-copyrootfs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # !/bin/sh
 M_TITLE="Copy rootfs to SD/CF"
+M_FLAGS="noRemember"
 
 # Unfinished script.
 exit 0
@@ -317,5 +318,6 @@ run_module() {
 
 case "$1" in
 title)	echo "$M_TITLE";;
+flags)	echo "$M_FLAGS";;
 run)	run_module;;
 esac
diff --git a/packages/altboot/files/altboot.func b/packages/altboot/files/altboot.func
index 7457f66822..b3d25ff9f4 100644
--- a/packages/altboot/files/altboot.func
+++ b/packages/altboot/files/altboot.func
@@ -580,11 +580,15 @@ set_pref() {
 	data_id="$2"
 	data_value="$3"
 	
-	#echo "[$1] [$2] [$3]"
+	#debug_echo "[$1] [$2] [$3]"
 	#export "${data_name}"="`eval echo -e \\$${data_name} | sed "s/\#\#\#/\#\#\#\\n/g"|sed s/^\ // | sed s/^$data_id.*//`"
 
-	export "${data_name}"="`eval echo -e \\$${data_name} `$data_id##$data_value###"
-	
+	if test -z "$3"
+	then
+		debug_echo "set_pref(): WARNING, writing empty value to $data_name / $data_id! THIS WILL BREAK THINGS"
+		#data_value=" "
+	fi
+	export "${data_name}"="`eval echo -e \\$${data_name} `$data_id##$data_value###"		
 }
 
 # $1: uniq name
@@ -602,7 +606,32 @@ echo_pref() {
 
 dump_pref() {
 	data_name="$1"	
-	echo "`eval echo -e \\$${data_name} | sed "s/\#\#\#/\#\#\#\\n/g"|sed s/^\ // `"
+	echo "`eval echo -e ${data_name} | sed "s/\#\#\#/\#\#\#\\n/g"|sed s/^\ // `"
+	
+	#echo "-- `eval echo ${data_name}` --" 
+	#debug_echo "[$menu_fileflags]"
+}
+
+# $1 = name, $2 = cache_file
+export_pref() {
+	data_name="$1"
+	echo "`eval echo -e ${data_name}`" > "$2"
+}
+
+# $1 = name, $2 = cache_file
+import_pref() {
+	data_name="$1"
+	data_id="$2"
+	
+	#debug_echo "[$1] [$2] [$3]"
+
+	if test -z "$3"
+	then
+		debug_echo "set_pref(): WARNING, writing empty value to $data_name / $data_id! THIS WILL BREAK THINGS"
+		#data_value=" "
+	fi
+	export "${data_name}"="`cat "$2"`"		
+
 }
 
 # $1: uniq name, $2 identifier, $3 out var
@@ -612,10 +641,11 @@ get_pref() {
 	data_out="$3"
 	data_list="`eval echo -e \\$${data_name}`"
 	
+	#echo "data_list: [$data_list]"
 	#data_value="`echo "$data_list"| sed "s/\#\#\#/\\n/g"|sed s/^\ // | grep "^$data_id##" | sed -n "s/.*\#\(.*\)$/\1/p"`"
 	#data_value="`echo "$data_list"| sed "s/\#\#\#/\\n/g"|sed s/^\ // |  sed -n "/^$data_id/s/.*\#\(.*\)$/\1/p"`"
 	data_value="`echo "$data_list"| sed "s/\#\#\#/\\n/g" | sed -n "s/^\ //;/^$data_id\#/s/.*\#\(.*\)$/\1/p"`"
-	# echo "WERT: [$data_value]"
+	#echo "WERT: [$data_value]"
 	
 	export "${data_out}"="$data_value"
 	test -n "$data_value" && return 0
diff --git a/packages/altboot/files/altbootctl b/packages/altboot/files/altbootctl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e09df1927b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/altboot/files/altbootctl
@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright Matthias Hentges <devel@hentges.net> (c) 2006
+# License: GPL (see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt for a copy of the license)
+#
+# Filename: hentges-setup.sh
+# Date: 03-Jun-06
+
+die() {
+	echo -e "$*"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+
+PERMANENT_CFG="/etc/altboot-`uname -r | cut -c1-3`.cfg"
+TEMPORARY_CFG="/etc/altboot-`uname -r | cut -c1-3`.cfg.next-reboot"
+
+CFG="$PERMANENT_CFG"
+SCRIPT_CONFIG="/etc/altbootctl.conf"
+
+test -e "$SCRIPT_CONFIG" && . "$SCRIPT_CONFIG" || die "$SCRIPT_CONFIG not found"
+
+# $1= Setting, $2 = new value
+set_pref() {
+	
+	if ( cat "$CFG" | grep -q "$1" )
+	then
+		cat "$CFG" | sed "/^$1/s/\(.*\)\=\(.*\)/\1\=\"$2\"/" > ${CFG}_
+		mv ${CFG}_  ${CFG}
+	else
+		echo "$1=\"$2\"" >> "${CFG}"
+	fi
+}
+
+# $1= Setting
+get_pref() {
+	n="$1"
+	value="`cat "${CFG}" | sed -n "/^$n/s/\(.*\)\=\\"\(.*\)\\"/\2/p"`"
+	#echo "cat "${CFG}" | sed -n "/^$n/s/\(.*\)\=\"\(.*\)\"/\2/p""
+	test -z "$value" && die "Couldn't get value for [$n]"
+	echo "$value"
+}
+
+ask_pref() {
+	SETTING_NAME="$1"
+	
+	SETTING_TEXT_="${SETTING_NAME}_TEXT"
+	SETTING_TEXT="`eval echo -e \\$${SETTING_TEXT_}`"	
+
+	SETTING_VALUES_="${SETTING_NAME}_VALUES"
+	SETTING_VALUES="`eval echo -e \\$${SETTING_VALUES_}`"	
+	
+	SETTING_OLD_VALUE="`get_pref "$SETTING_NAME"`"
+	test -z "$SETTING_TEXT" -o -z "$SETTING_VALUES" && die "ask_pref: [$1] -> [$SETTING_TEXT] [$SETTING_VALUES]"
+	
+	#echo "[$1] -> $SETTING_OLD_VALUE"
+	#echo -e "$SETTING_TEXT"
+
+
+	if test "$SETTING_VALUES" = "<STRING>"
+	then				
+		while true
+		do
+			echo -e "\nPlease enter a new value [$SETTING_OLD_VALUE]"
+			echo -en "Your Choice: "
+			read junk
+			
+			echo ""
+						
+			while true
+			do
+				echo -n "Is the new value of [$junk] correct? [Y|n] "
+				read junk2
+				
+				case "$junk2" in
+				y|Y|"")		END_LOOP=true
+						break ;;
+				*)		END_LOOP=false
+						break ;;
+				esac
+			done
+			
+			if test "$END_LOOP" = "true"
+			then
+				SETTING_NEW_VALUE="$junk"
+				break
+			fi
+		
+		done
+		
+	else	
+		# If it's not a string, it's a fixed list of possible settings
+		echo -e "\nSelect one of the following:\n"	
+		cnt=1	
+		for val in $SETTING_VALUES
+		do
+			if test "$val" != "$SETTING_OLD_VALUE"
+			then
+				echo -e "\t[$cnt] $val"
+			else
+				echo -e "\t[$cnt] $val *"
+				SETTING_OLD_VALUE_NUM="$cnt"
+			fi
+			let cnt=$cnt+1
+		done
+
+		echo ""
+		while true
+		do
+			echo -en "Your choice [$SETTING_OLD_VALUE_NUM]: "
+			read junk		
+
+			if test -n "$junk"
+			then
+				cnt=1 ; SETTING_NEW_VALUE=""
+				for val in $SETTING_VALUES
+				do
+					if test "$junk" = "$cnt"
+					then
+						SETTING_NEW_VALUE="$val"
+						break
+					fi
+
+					let cnt=$cnt+1
+				done
+			else
+				SETTING_NEW_VALUE="$SETTING_OLD_VALUE"
+			fi
+
+			test -n "$SETTING_NEW_VALUE" && break
+		done
+		
+	fi
+		
+	
+	if test "$SETTING_NEW_VALUE" != "$SETTING_OLD_VALUE"
+	then
+		set_pref "$SETTING_NAME" "$SETTING_NEW_VALUE"
+		echo "Changed $SETTING_NAME to $SETTING_NEW_VALUE"
+	else
+		echo "$SETTING_NAME remains unchanged"
+	fi
+	echo -e "\n"
+}
+
+build_menu() {
+	for setting in $TARGETS
+	do	
+		# SETTING_MENUPOS contains $setting_MENUPOS
+		SETTING_MENUPOS_="${setting}_MENUPOS"
+		SETTING_MENUPOS="`eval echo -e \\$${SETTING_MENUPOS_}`"	
+
+		# Store all entries in variables named after the menu name
+		MENU_NAME="SUBMENU_${SETTING_MENUPOS}"
+		export "${MENU_NAME}"="`eval echo -e \\$${MENU_NAME} ` $setting"
+		
+		
+		echo "$AVAILABLE_MENUES" | grep -q "$SETTING_MENUPOS" || AVAILABLE_MENUES="$SETTING_MENUPOS $AVAILABLE_MENUES"
+						
+	done	
+	
+	#echo "[$AVAILABLE_MENUES]"
+	
+	while true
+	do
+		echo -e "\nSelect a menu:\n"
+		cnt=1
+		for menu in $AVAILABLE_MENUES Exit
+		do
+			MENU_NAME="SUBMENU_$menu"
+			echo -e "\t[$cnt] $menu"
+			let cnt=$cnt+1
+		done
+		
+		echo ""
+		
+		while true
+		do
+			echo -n "Your Choice: "
+			read junk
+
+			cnt=1 ; GET_MENU=""
+			for menu in $AVAILABLE_MENUES Exit
+			do
+				if test "$cnt" = "$junk"
+				then
+					GET_MENU="$menu"
+					break
+				fi
+				let cnt=$cnt+1
+			done
+
+			if test "$GET_MENU" = "Exit"
+			then
+				EXIT_PROG=true
+				break
+			else
+				EXIT_PROG=false
+			fi
+			
+			if test -n "$GET_MENU"
+			then
+				show_menu "$menu"
+				break
+			fi
+		done		
+		test "$EXIT_PROG" = true && break
+	done
+}
+
+show_menu() {
+	MENU_NAME="SUBMENU_$1"
+
+	
+	while true
+	do
+		echo -e "\nEntries in this menu:\n"
+		cnt=1
+		for entry in `eval echo -e \\$${MENU_NAME}` Back
+		do
+			MENU_NAME_TEXT="${entry}_TEXT" || MENU_NAME_TEXT="${entry}"
+			
+			test "$entry" != Back && tmp_="`eval echo -e \\$${MENU_NAME_TEXT}`" || tmp_="Back"
+			
+			echo -e "\t[$cnt] $tmp_"
+			let cnt=$cnt+1
+		done	
+
+		echo ""
+	
+		while true
+		do
+			echo -en "Your Choice: "
+			read junk
+
+			cnt=1 ; GET_ENTRY=""
+			for entry in `eval echo -e \\$${MENU_NAME}` Back
+			do
+				if test "$cnt" = "$junk"
+				then
+					GET_ENTRY="$entry"
+					break
+				fi
+				let cnt=$cnt+1
+			done
+
+			if test "$GET_ENTRY" = "Back"
+			then
+				EXIT_MENU=true
+				break
+			else
+				EXIT_MENU=false
+			fi
+			
+			
+			# At this point the user has selected a menuitem != "Back"
+			if test -n "$GET_ENTRY"
+			then
+				select_config
+				ask_pref "$GET_ENTRY"
+				break
+			fi
+		done	
+		
+		test "$EXIT_MENU" = true && break		
+	done
+}
+
+select_config() {
+	echo -e "\nChange this setting only for the next reboot or permanently?\n"
+
+	echo -e "Select one of the following:\n"
+
+	echo -e "\t[1] Only for the next reboot"
+	echo -e "\t[2] Permanently"
+	echo ""
+	
+	while true
+	do
+		echo -en "Your Choice: "
+		read junk
+		
+		case "$junk" in
+		2)	CFG="$PERMANENT_CFG"
+			break ;;
+		1)	CFG="$TEMPORARY_CFG"
+			break ;;
+		esac		
+	done
+	
+	# Supress error message about missing config
+	! test -e "$CFG" && touch "$CFG"
+	
+}
+
+go() {
+	build_menu
+	
+	exit 0
+	for setting in $TARGETS
+	do
+		ask_pref "$setting"
+	done
+	
+}
+
+
+! test -e "$CFG" && die "[$CFG] not found, exiting"
+go
diff --git a/packages/altboot/files/altbootctl.conf b/packages/altboot/files/altbootctl.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a358c7e2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/altboot/files/altbootctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright Matthias Hentges <devel@hentges.net> (c) 2006
+# License: GPL (see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt for a copy of the license)
+#
+# Filename: hentges-setup.conf
+# Date: 04-Jun-06
+
+
+TARGETS="REMEMBER_LAST_SELECTION ENABLE_ALTBOOT FSCK_IMAGES TIMEOUT INIT_RUNLEVEL NO_GUI_RL \
+	 USB_HOST_AVAILABLE USB_NETWORKING_AVAILABLE ASK_PW_ON_BOOT SD_DEVICE SD_KERNEL_MODULE \
+	 IMAGE_PATH IMAGE_TYPE ENABLE_IMAGECONF USB_STORAGE_MODULES USB_STORAGE_PARTITION \
+	 USB_STORAGE_WAIT SD_MOUNTPOINT"
+
+
+REMEMBER_LAST_SELECTION_VALUES="yes no"
+REMEMBER_LAST_SELECTION_TEXT="Remember the last selected menu item for next boot"
+REMEMBER_LAST_SELECTION_MENUPOS="Core"
+
+ENABLE_ALTBOOT_VALUES="yes no"
+ENABLE_ALTBOOT_TEXT="Enable or disable the altboot boot-manager"
+ENABLE_ALTBOOT_MENUPOS="Core"
+
+TIMEOUT_VALUES="<STRING>"
+TIMEOUT_TEXT="Altboot boot-menu timeout in seconds"
+TIMEOUT_MENUPOS="Core"
+
+INIT_RUNLEVEL_VALUES="<STRING>"
+INIT_RUNLEVEL_TEXT="Default runlevel"
+INIT_RUNLEVEL_MENUPOS="Core"
+
+NO_GUI_RL_VALUES="<STRING>"
+NO_GUI_RL_TEXT="GUI-less runlevel"
+NO_GUI_RL_MENUPOS="Core"
+
+ENABLE_DEBUG_VALUES="yes no"
+ENABLE_DEBUG_TEXT="Enable debug output"
+ENABLE_DEBUG_MENUPOS="Core"
+
+FSCK_IMAGES_VALUES="yes no"
+FSCK_IMAGES_TEXT="Automatically fsck loop-images"
+FSCK_IMAGES_MENUPOS="LoopImages"
+
+IMAGE_PATH_VALUES="<STRING>"
+IMAGE_PATH_TEXT="Subdirectory for loop-files"
+IMAGE_PATH_MENUPOS="LoopImages"
+
+IMAGE_TYPE_VALUES="<STRING>"
+IMAGE_TYPE_TEXT="Image FS type"
+IMAGE_TYPE_MENUPOS="LoopImages"
+
+ENABLE_IMAGECONF_VALUES="yes no"
+ENABLE_IMAGECONF_TEXT="Configure new loop-images on 1st boot"
+ENABLE_IMAGECONF_MENUPOS="LoopImages"
+
+USB_HOST_AVAILABLE_VALUES="yes no"
+USB_HOST_AVAILABLE_TEXT="Device supports full USB *HOST* mode"
+USB_HOST_AVAILABLE_MENUPOS="USB"
+
+USB_NETWORKING_AVAILABLE_VALUES="yes no"
+USB_NETWORKING_AVAILABLE_TEXT="USB networking is available"
+USB_NETWORKING_AVAILABLE_MENUPOS="USB"
+
+USB_STORAGE_MODULES_VALUES="<STRING>"
+USB_STORAGE_MODULES_TEXT="Kernelmodules required for USB"
+USB_STORAGE_MODULES_MENUPOS="USB"
+
+USB_STORAGE_PARTITION_VALUES="<STRING>"
+USB_STORAGE_PARTITION_TEXT="USB storage device file"
+USB_STORAGE_PARTITION_MENUPOS="USB"
+
+USB_STORAGE_WAIT_VALUES="<STRING>"
+USB_STORAGE_WAIT_TEXT="Wait x seconds before mount USB storage"
+USB_STORAGE_WAIT_MENUPOS="USB"
+
+ASK_PW_ON_BOOT_VALUES="yes no"
+ASK_PW_ON_BOOT_TEXT="Alway ask altboot password on boot"
+ASK_PW_ON_BOOT_MENUPOS="Core"
+
+SD_DEVICE_VALUES="<STRING>"
+SD_DEVICE_TEXT="The device-file for the SD card"
+SD_DEVICE_MENUPOS="SD_MMC"
+
+SD_KERNEL_MODULE_VALUES="<STRING>"
+SD_KERNEL_MODULE_TEXT="Kernelmodule required for SD operation"
+SD_KERNEL_MODULE_MENUPOS="SD_MMC"
+
+SD_MOUNTPOINT_VALUES="<STRING>"
+SD_MOUNTPOINT_TEXT="Mointpoint for the SD card"
+SD_MOUNTPOINT_MENUPOS="SD_MMC"
diff --git a/packages/altboot/files/init.altboot b/packages/altboot/files/init.altboot
index 3bffc2bec5..e09739c8fa 100644
--- a/packages/altboot/files/init.altboot
+++ b/packages/altboot/files/init.altboot
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ esac
 
 test -e "$ALTBOOT_CFG_FILE" && . "$ALTBOOT_CFG_FILE" || echo "WARNING: No $ALTBOOT_CFG_FILE found! Check your installation of Altboot!" > "$OUT_TTY"
 
+if test -e "${ALTBOOT_CFG_FILE}.next-reboot"
+then
+	. "${ALTBOOT_CFG_FILE}.next-reboot"
+	rm "${ALTBOOT_CFG_FILE}.next-reboot"
+fi
+
 C_RED="\033[31m"
 C_YELLOW="\033[33m"
 C_BLUE="\033[34m"
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@ show_menu() {
 
 	
 	m_entry=""
-	# Build "m_entry" for scripts in /etc/altboot-menu
+
 	cd $1
 
 	cnt=0 ; reset_pref "menu_filelist"
@@ -75,6 +81,8 @@ show_menu() {
 		if ! test -d "$1/$file"
 		then			
 			M_TITLE="`$1/$file title`"
+			FLAGS="`$1/$file flags`"
+			
 			if ! test -z "$M_TITLE"
 			then
 				let cnt=$cnt+1
@@ -83,6 +91,7 @@ show_menu() {
 				#m_entry="`echo -e "$m_entry\n$cnt:$file\n"`"
 				
 				set_pref "menu_filelist" "$cnt" "$file"
+				test -n "$FLAGS" && set_pref "menu_fileflags" "$cnt" "$FLAGS"
 				echo -e "\t\t[$cnt] $M_TITLE"					
 			fi
 			M_TITLE=""
@@ -101,9 +110,12 @@ show_menu() {
 				let cnt=$cnt+1
 				# Keep a list of existing "modules" together with an index number
 				# This sure is ugly, but Busybox sh doesn't do arrays....
-				#m_entry="`echo -e "$m_entry\n$cnt:$dir:DIR\n"`"
 				
 				set_pref "menu_filelist" "$cnt" "$dir:DIR"
+				
+				# Set noRemember flag for directories
+				set_pref "menu_fileflags" "$cnt" "noRemember"				
+						
 				echo -e "\t\t[$cnt] $M_TITLE"					
 
 				OLD_PWD="$PWD"
@@ -113,15 +125,16 @@ show_menu() {
 					if ! test -d "$1/$dir/$file"
 					then			
 						M_TITLE="`$1/$dir/$file title`"
+						FLAGS="`$1/$dir/$file flags`"
+						
 						if ! test -z "$M_TITLE"
 						then
 							let cnt=$cnt+1
 							# Keep a list of existing "modules" together with an index number
 							# This sure is ugly, but Busybox sh doesn't do arrays....
-							#m_entry="`echo -e "$m_entry\n$cnt:$dir/$file\n"`"
 							
 							set_pref "menu_filelist" "$cnt" "$dir/$file"
-							#echo -e "\t\t[$cnt] $M_TITLE"					
+							test -n "$FLAGS" && set_pref "menu_fileflags" "$cnt" "$FLAGS"				
 						fi
 						M_TITLE=""
 					fi
@@ -133,9 +146,11 @@ show_menu() {
 		fi
 	done
 
-	#echo_pref "menu_filelist"
 	echo ""
 	
+# 	export_pref "$menu_filelist" /tmp/menu_filelist.cache
+# 	export_pref "$menu_fileflags" /tmp/menu_fileflags.cache
+	
 }
 
 # This function is used to display the content of directories below
@@ -167,6 +182,33 @@ show_sub_menu() {
 	
 }
 
+get_kbd_ints(){
+	if ( uname -r | grep -q ^2.6 )
+	then				
+		if test -z "$KBD_INT"
+		then		
+			# find out how the keyboard is called
+			for kbd in Spitzkbd corgikbd locomokbd tosakbd
+			do
+				if ( cat /proc/interrupts | grep -q "$kbd" )
+				then
+					debug_echo "run_timer(): Using [$kbd] as keyboard interrupt"
+					KBD_INT="$kbd"	
+					break				
+				fi
+			done				
+		fi
+		key_ints="`cat /proc/interrupts | grep "$KBD_INT"`"
+		#debug_echo "run_timer(): key_ints = [$key_ints]"
+	else
+		KBD_INT="$kbd"
+		debug_echo "\nrun_timer(): Using [keyboard] as keyboard interrupt in kernel-2.4 mode"
+		key_ints="`cat /proc/interrupts | grep keyboard | awk '{print $2}'`"
+	fi
+	
+	test -z "$KBD_INT" && debug_echo "Couldn't read keyboard ints!"	
+}
+
 # Shows the timer and sets $launch_altboot to yes if a keypress was detected
 run_timer() {
 	if test "$TIMEOUT" != 0
@@ -174,15 +216,10 @@ run_timer() {
 			
 		mount -t proc proc /proc >/dev/null 2>&1
 		
-		case "`uname -r`" in
-		2.4*)	key_ints="`cat /proc/interrupts | grep keyboard | awk '{print $2}'`";;
-		2.6*)	key_ints="`cat /proc/interrupts | grep Spitzkbd`"
-			test -z "$key_ints" && key_ints="`cat /proc/interrupts | grep -i corgikbd`"
-			test -z "$key_ints" && key_ints="`cat /proc/interrupts | grep -i locomokbd`"
-			test -z "$key_ints" && key_ints="`cat /proc/interrupts | grep -i tosakbd`";;	
-		esac		
-	
-		test -z "$key_ints" && debug_echo "Couldn't read keyboard ints!"
+		get_kbd_ints			
+		kbd_ints_old="$key_ints"				
+		
+		#debug_echo "run_timer() old:`echo $key_ints | md5sum`"
 		
 		stty -echo  <"$OUT_TTY" >"$OUT_TTY" 2>&1
 		echo -en "\n\nPlease press any key to launch altboot." > "$OUT_TTY"
@@ -193,15 +230,11 @@ run_timer() {
 		while test "$cnt" != "$TIMEOUT"
 		do		
 			sleep 1
-			case "`uname -r`" in
-			2.4*)	key_ints_now="`cat /proc/interrupts | grep keyboard | awk '{print $2}'`";;
-			2.6*)	key_ints_now="`cat /proc/interrupts | grep Spitzkbd`"
-				test -z "$key_ints_now" && key_ints_now="`cat /proc/interrupts | grep -i corgikbd`"
-				test -z "$key_ints_now" && key_ints_now="`cat /proc/interrupts | grep -i locomokbd`"
-				test -z "$key_ints_now" && key_ints_now="`cat /proc/interrupts | grep -i tosakbd`";;	
-			esac		
 			
-			if test "$key_ints_now" != "$key_ints" -o -z "$key_ints_now"
+			get_kbd_ints			
+			kbd_ints_new="$key_ints"				
+
+			if test "$kbd_ints_new" != "$kbd_ints_old" -o -z "$kbd_ints_new"
 			then				
 				launch_altboot=yes				
 				stty echo <"$OUT_TTY" >"$OUT_TTY" 2>&1
@@ -223,6 +256,26 @@ run_timer() {
 	fi
 } 
 
+# $1 = ID
+parse_module_flags() {
+	if test -n "$1"
+	then		
+		# Each module can set "flags" to influence handling of the module
+		get_pref "menu_fileflags" "$1" flags
+		
+		test -n "$flags" && debug_echo "parse_module_flags(): [$1] has flags [$flags]"
+		
+		for flag in $flags
+		do
+			case "$flag" in
+			noRemember)	REMEMBER_LAST_SELECTION=no;;
+			esac
+		done
+	else 
+		debug_echo "parse_module_flags(): Empty \$1"
+	fi
+}
+
 # This function launches the selected menu item / script
 # $1: Directory containing the scripts for the menu-items
 launch_selection() {
@@ -235,8 +288,8 @@ launch_selection() {
 		type="`echo "$file_" | sed -n "s/\(.*\)\:\(.*\)/\2/p"`"
 		file="`echo "$file_" | sed -n "s/\(.*\)\:\(.*\)/\1/p"`"
 		test -z "$file" && file="$file_"
-		
-		#echo "[$file_]: [$type] / [$file] ($junk)"
+				
+		#echo "[$file_]: [$type] : [$flags] / [$file] ($junk)"
 		
 		# The selected menu-item points to a directory
 		if test "$type" = DIR
@@ -291,26 +344,30 @@ wait_for_input() {
 		
 		# This filters other chars the user may have used
 		
-		#echo "junk: [$junk]"
-		junk="`echo "$junk" | sed "s/[a-zA-Z]//g"`"
-		#echo "junk: [$junk]"
+		junk="`echo "$junk" | sed "s/[a-zA-Z]//g"`"	
 				
 		if test "$junk" -lt "$cnt" -o "$junk" -eq "$cnt" 
-		then
-			if test ! -z "$junk"
+		then			
+			if test ! -z "$junk" 
 			then
-				# Don't remount rw if the drive is already mounted rw
-				# Only helpful for testing / debugging
-				if test "`mount|sed -n "/\/dev\/root/s/.*(\(.*\))/\1/p"`" != "rw"
-				then					
-					mount -o remount,rw / >/dev/null 2>&1
-					echo "$junk" > /etc/altboot.conf
-					mount -o remount,ro / >/dev/null 2>&1	
-				else
-					echo "$junk" > /etc/altboot.conf
+				parse_module_flags "$junk"				
+	
+				if test "$REMEMBER_LAST_SELECTION" != no
+				then								
+					# Don't remount rw if the drive is already mounted rw
+					# Only helpful for testing / debugging
+					if test "`mount|sed -n "/\/dev\/root/s/.*(\(.*\))/\1/p"`" != "rw" 
+					then					
+						mount -o remount,rw / >/dev/null 2>&1
+						echo "$junk" > /etc/altboot.conf
+						mount -o remount,ro / >/dev/null 2>&1	
+					else
+						echo "$junk" > /etc/altboot.conf
+					fi
 				fi
 			else
 				junk="$last_selection"
+				parse_module_flags "$junk"				
 				break
 			fi
 			break
@@ -367,7 +424,7 @@ else
 		
 	echo "" >"$OUT_TTY"
 	
-	
+	# launch_altboot is set to "yes" by run_timer when the user presses the button during the timeout
 	if test "$launch_altboot" != yes
 	then
 		# last_selection is the previously selected menu item by the user
@@ -380,7 +437,6 @@ else
 		show_menu /etc/altboot-menu >/dev/null
 		junk="$last_selection"
 		launch_selection /etc/altboot-menu >"$OUT_TTY"
-
 	fi
 
 	# Anything after this point will never be reached if $launch_altboot != yes