From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 29 01:26:02 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8FC816A4CE for ; Mon, 29 Nov 2004 01:26:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mailout2.barnet.com.au (mailout2.barnet.com.au [218.185.88.16]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 853D043D49 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 2004 01:26:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from edwin@mavetju.org) Received: by mailout2.barnet.com.au (Postfix, from userid 27) id BBB1D70744B; Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:26:01 +1100 (EST) X-Viruscan-Id: <41AA7AA900008487013B50@BarNet> Received: from mail2-auth.barnet.com.au (mailout2.barnet.com.au [218.185.88.16]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) Authority" (verified OK)) by mail2.barnet.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43C8270743F; Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:26:01 +1100 (EST) Received: from k7.mavetju (edwin-3.int.barnet.com.au [10.10.12.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) Certificate Authority" (verified OK)) by mail2-auth.barnet.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51443707443; Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:26:00 +1100 (EST) Received: by k7.mavetju (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 2D9C960DC; Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:25:59 +1100 (EST) Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:25:59 +1100 From: Edwin Groothuis To: Stephen Montgomery-Smith , stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20041129012559.GB1541@k7.mavetju> References: <41AA785C.5020304@math.missouri.edu> <20041129012340.GA24768@xor.obsecurity.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041129012340.GA24768@xor.obsecurity.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: Beastie X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 01:26:02 -0000 On Sun, Nov 28, 2004 at 05:23:40PM -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Sun, Nov 28, 2004 at 07:16:12PM -0600, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > > It is with a little intrepidation that I ask this question, because I > > sense that what I am about to ask might push some buttons, or perhaps > > bring back some unpleasant memories of those who have asked what I am > > going to ask in a less tactful manner. > > > > I find that the beastie that appears at boot time with FreeBSD 5.3 > > mildly bothers me. It is possible for me to edit boot/beastie.4th, but > > this gets put back each time I do make installworld. > > > > Would it be possible to add a variable "show_beastie" to be put in > > /boot/loader.conf, which would default to "YES", but users could add in > > show_beastie="NO" if they didn't want it, but only want the menu. > > That option is already there, you didn't look hard enough. It's not really the easiest option to find kris... beastie_disable="YES" -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.mavetju.org edwin@mavetju.org | Weblog: http://weblog.barnet.com.au/edwin/