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Date:      Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:39:13 +0000
From:      "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "<freebsd-current@freebsd.org>" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com>, Kris Moore <kris@pcbsd.org>
Subject:   Re: BE Loader Menu (was Re: rcs)
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On Oct 10, 2013, at 9:06 AM, Julian Elischer wrote:

> On 10/10/13 1:05 AM, Teske, Devin wrote:
>>=20
>> I'm late to the party again ;D (didn't realize the rcs thread had turned=
 BE)
>>=20
>> Both problems can be solved.
>> The loading of the kernel *after* choosing your boot device is trivial.
>> We've been doing it at $work for *years* (almost a decade?)
>>=20
>> I can put that in, whenever. Probably at the same time as implementing
>> the live/dynamic BE menus for selecting the root device.
>=20
> yeah it always pisses me of when the menu comes up after the kernel is lo=
aded because 99% of the time, I'm in the menu because I want to boot a DIFF=
ERENT kernel..
>=20

Same thought I had about 7 years ago. After hearing that others
(especially you, Julian) think the same thoughts...

I'm happily ready to merge a patch from VICOR to achieve this.
--=20
Devin

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