Re: Boot messages (Was: Re: Ideas for v2.1)

Eberhard Moenkeberg (emoenke@gwdg.de)
13 Jun 1996 09:26:24 GMT


Jon Tombs (jon@gte.esi.us.es) wrote:

: Why bloat the kernel with three levels, just add a kernel options quiet, by
: default it should still be verbose (at least in new installs),

: the sbpcd driver is one that drastically needs shutting up,
: it shouldn't probe unless told too and should
: spend upto 15 minutes telling you about it...).

Take my protest.

All you need is to change a "1" into a "0" to enforce the wanted "shutup",
and personally you should know that, and you should know why I chose
this verbosity and probing level as the "delivery default".

During "new installs", especially with new users, some transparency about
the CDROM situation is a must.
I guess it is well-documented even for a newbie how to configure sbpcd
for silence and efficiency.

Cheers -e

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