Index: dashboard.scm
==================================================================
--- dashboard.scm
+++ dashboard.scm
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@
 			"-v"
 			"-q"
 			"-use-db-cache"
 			"-skip-version-check"
 			"-repl"
-                        "-rh5.8" ;; fix to allow running on rh5.8
+                        "-rh5.11" ;; fix to allow running on rh5.11
 			)
 		 args:arg-hash
 		 0))
 
 (if (not (null? remargs))
@@ -100,19 +100,23 @@
 (if (args:get-arg "-h")
     (begin
       (print help)
       (exit)))
 
-(if (args:get-arg "-rh5.8")
-    (set! iup:detachbox iup:vbox))
-
 ;; TODO: Move this inside (main)
 ;;
 (if (not (launch:setup))
     (begin
       (print "Failed to find megatest.config, exiting") 
       (exit 1)))
+
+;; deal with RH 5.11 gtk lib or iup lib missing detachbox feature
+;; first check for the switch
+;;
+(if (or (args:get-arg "-rh5.11")
+	(configf:lookup *configdat* "dashboard" "no-detachbox"))
+    (set! iup:detachbox iup:vbox))
 
 (if (not (common:on-homehost?))
     (begin
       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: Current policy requires running dashboard on homehost: " (common:get-homehost))))
     

Index: launch.scm
==================================================================
--- launch.scm
+++ launch.scm
@@ -1206,11 +1206,11 @@
 (define (launch-test test-id run-id run-info keyvals runname test-conf test-name test-path itemdat params)
   (mutex-lock! *launch-setup-mutex*) ;; setting variables and processing the testconfig is NOT thread-safe, reuse the launch-setup mutex
   (let* ((item-path       (item-list->path itemdat))
 	 (contour         #f)) ;; NOT READY FOR THIS (args:get-arg "-contour")))
     (let loop ((delta        (- (current-seconds) *last-launch*))
-	       (launch-delay (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "launch-delay") "5"))))
+	       (launch-delay (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "launch-delay") "0"))))
       (if (> launch-delay delta)
 	  (begin
 	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Delaying launch of " test-name " for " (- launch-delay delta) " seconds")
 	    (thread-sleep! (- launch-delay delta))
 	    (loop (- (current-seconds) *last-launch*) launch-delay))))