From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 14 05:34:38 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4CAC16A4CE for ; Wed, 14 Jan 2004 05:34:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (bay1-f91.bay1.hotmail.com [65.54.245.91]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6E0943D48 for ; Wed, 14 Jan 2004 05:34:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rob_macgregor@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 14 Jan 2004 05:34:30 -0800 Received: from 82.33.62.105 by by1fd.bay1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 14 Jan 2004 13:34:30 GMT X-Originating-IP: [82.33.62.105] X-Originating-Email: [rob_macgregor@hotmail.com] X-Sender: rob_macgregor@hotmail.com From: "Rob MacGregor" To: current@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 13:34:30 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Jan 2004 13:34:30.0657 (UTC) FILETIME=[237F3710:01C3DAA3] Subject: Re: Question on quieting kernel boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 13:34:38 -0000 >From: Marco Wertejuk > >in my opinion it would be useful, I was indeed already looking >for sth. like that but haven't found anything and I had not >enough time to find a solution by myself (like modifying >scripts etc.) so this idea went away. > >Having multiple switches would be nice, like these: >- completely silent kernel >- only error output >- short listing of found devices (i.e: >found PCI devices: pcib1, pci1, cbb0, fxp0,... >found USB decices: ugen0, ubt0 ...) >- normal output > >The same switches would be nice for rc scripts but it's >probably some work, although this seems easier than >the kernel stuff ;) Well, in that case... Can somebody point me to good documentation on the kernel boot process (particularly what parts of the source tree makes the file /boot/kernel/kernel). I'll then start looking at how to, cleanly and safely, provide a tunable boot verbosity (with the default being fully verbose). Assuming I eventually get that working I'll then look to the rc script side of things to seeing if, sensibly, similar functionality can be included. -- Rob | What part of "no" was it you didn't understand? _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool new emoticons http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo