From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Jan 31 15:36:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA27150 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 31 Jan 1998 15:36:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from word.smith.net.au (ppp5.portal.net.au [202.12.71.105]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA27138 for ; Sat, 31 Jan 1998 15:36:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@word.smith.net.au) Received: from word (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA00596; Sun, 1 Feb 1998 09:59:07 +1030 (CST) Message-Id: <199801312329.JAA00596@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: ade@demon.net cc: Mike Smith , "Jordan K. Hubbard" , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: boot floppy banner In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 31 Jan 1998 17:24:31 MDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 09:59:07 +1030 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe hackers" > > >However the idea's not bad. You could soup up the prompt a little so > >that "Enter 'help' for help" was there somewhere; having an otherwise > >hidden command would be a Big Lose. > > I'd considered that, but thought it easier to add the relevant > information into the /boot.banner message. My testbox used: This loses in the case where there is no boot.banner message. Help is not displayed by default anymore, and there is no way to determine that you need to type said command. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\