The boot loader ignores input parity and strips the 8th bit. Only 7 and 8 bits are supported. If no key is pressed for the specified time, the first image is automatically booted. Similarly, password input is aborted if the user is idle for too long. The default timeout is infinite.
Higher numbers give more verbose output.
If -v is additionally specified on the lilo command line, the level is increased accordingly. The maximum verbosity level is 5. They are used as defaults if they aren't specified in the configuration sections of the respective kernel images. This specifies the chain loader that should be used. The chain loader must be specified if booting from a device other than the first hard or floppy disk.