>Patch by: Aaron Tiensivu (tiensivu@pilot.msu.edu)
>This patch is a merely cosmetic. It saves some screen real-estate,
>and makes the boot sequence a little "cleaner".
>Original boot sequence:
>Console: 16 point font, 400 scans
>Console: colour VGA+ 80x25, 1 virtual console (max 63)
>Calibrating delay loop.. ok - 60.01 BogoMIPS
>Memory: 15088k/16384k available (488k kernel code, 384k reserved, 424k data)
>This processor honours the WP bit even when in supervisor mode. Good.
>Swansea University Computer Society NET3.035 for Linux 2.0
>NET3: Unix domain sockets 0.12 for Linux NET3.035.
>Swansea University Computer Society TCP/IP for NET3.034
>IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
>Checking 386/387 coupling... Ok, fpu using exception 16 error reporting.
>Checking 'hlt' instruction... Ok.
>Linux version 2.0.5 (root@lucretia) (gcc version 2.7.2.l.3) #25 Thu Jul 11 21:11
>:11 EDT 1996
>hda: IBM-DJAA-31700, 1628MB w/96kB Cache, LBA, CHS=827/64/63
>hdc: ST5660A, 520MB w/256kB Cache, LBA, CHS=1057/16/63
>New boot sequence:
>Linux v2.0.6 (lucretia) (gcc version 2.7.2.l.3) #30 Sat Jul 13 19:18:57 EDT 1996
>Console: 16 pt font, 400 scans, colour VGA+ 80x25, 1 of 63 consoles
>Calibrating delay loop: 60.01 BogoMIPS
>Memory: 15092k/16384k available (488k kernel code, 384k reserved, 420k data)
>This processor honours the WP bit even when in supervisor mode. Good.
>Swansea University Computer Society NET3.035 for Linux 2.0
>NET3: Unix domain sockets 0.12 for Linux NET3.035.
>Swansea University Computer Society TCP/IP for NET3.034
>IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
>Checking 386/387 coupling : exception 16 error reporting
>Checking 'hlt' instruction: OK
>hda: IBM-DJAA-31700, 1628MB w/96kB Cache, LBA, CHS=827/64/63
>hdc: ST5660A, 520MB w/256kB Cache, LBA, CHS=1057/16/63
[ Patch removed ]
This looks good, except that I compile the kernel as a normal user
instead of as root. I would really like to see the "user@host" kept
in the kernel version string. This string is also kept in a file in
the /proc directory, which might break any utilities that parse it.
Actually, one of my wishes for 2.1 is to seriously clean up the output
of the boot messages to make them look a bit more "friendlier". Your
patch looks like a reasonable first step.
--Arthur