diff -NurbP --minimal grub-0.93-post/post.h grub-0.93-post-lock/post.h
--- grub-0.93-post/post.h	Sun Mar  9 18:13:08 2003
+++ grub-0.93-post-lock/post.h	Sun Mar  9 18:16:55 2003
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@
 #define POST_TIMEOUT_EVEN   0xd0
 #define POST_TIMEOUT_ODD    0xdf
 
+#define POST_TIMEOUT_LOCKED 0xc5
+
 
 #endif /* POST_HEADER */
diff -NurbP --minimal grub-0.93-post/stage2/builtins.c grub-0.93-post-lock/stage2/builtins.c
--- grub-0.93-post/stage2/builtins.c	Sun Mar  9 18:03:09 2003
+++ grub-0.93-post-lock/stage2/builtins.c	Sun Mar  9 18:12:07 2003
@@ -4124,6 +4124,7 @@
   if (term_bitmap & ~(1 << default_term))
     {
       int time1, time2 = -1;
+      int locked = 0;
 
       /* XXX: Disable the pager.  */
       count_lines = -1;
@@ -4143,10 +4144,28 @@
 		{
 		  if (term_table[i].checkkey () >= 0)
 		    {
-		      (void) term_table[i].getkey ();
-		      default_term = i;
+		      int c = term_table[i].getkey ();
 		      
+		      switch (c) 
+		        {
+			  case '\021':
+			    locked = 0;
+			    break;
+	
+			  case '\023':
+			    locked = 1;
+			    break;
+		      
+		    	  case '\r':
+		    	  case '\n':
+			    default_term = i;
 		      goto end;
+			    break;
+			    
+			  default:
+			    break;
+			}
+		      
 		    }
 		}
 	    }
@@ -4154,7 +4173,7 @@
 	  /* Prompt the user, once per sec.  */
 	  if ((time1 = getrtsecs ()) != time2 && time1 != 0xFF)
 	    {
-	      if (! no_message)
+	      if (! no_message && ! locked)
 		{
 		  /* Need to set CURRENT_TERM to each of selected
 		     terminals.  */
@@ -4162,7 +4181,7 @@
 		    if (term_bitmap & (1 << i))
 		      {
 			current_term = term_table + i;
-			grub_printf ("\rPress any key to continue.\n");
+			grub_putchar ('.');
 		      }
 		  
 		  /* Restore CURRENT_TERM.  */
@@ -4171,12 +4190,19 @@
 	      
 	      time2 = time1;
 	      
+	      if (! locked)
+	        {	      
 	      if (to > 0)
 		to--;
 #ifdef SUPPORT_PARPOST
 	      parport_post((to%2)?
 		POST_TIMEOUT_ODD : POST_TIMEOUT_EVEN);
+	        }
+	      else
+	        {
+	          parport_post(POST_TIMEOUT_LOCKED);
 #endif
+    	    	}
 	    }
 	}
     }