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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 11:40:15 -0500 (EST)
From: Mike Porter <mike@UDel.Edu>
To: Miles Lane <miles@megapathdsl.net>
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Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Animated framebuffer logo for 2.4.1
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On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Miles Lane wrote:
> Helge Hafting wrote:
> > christophe barbe wrote:
> >> Moreover there is no need to be ignorant. With LPP, messages are displayed during the boot process and if something goes wrong an little picture inform you. And you can switch to the classic console when you want (by a simple CTRL-ALT-F2).
...
> Since, as Christophe mentions, the boot messages would
> still be accessible via CTRL-ALT-F2, I don't see what
> the problem is with at least making this an option.
>
> 	Miles

So long as the splash screen says "Press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to see system
boot messages".  I hate the MS-Windows way...I'm always having to
look up the special 'F-x' keys to make it boot safe mode, etc.

Mike

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