Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 09:30:37 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Devin Teske <dteske@vicor.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, 'Ivan Voras' <ivoras@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: [UPDATE] New Boot-Loader Menu -- version 1.4 Message-ID: <BE2B4D61-74D8-4AF5-B9C0-43645C54CAE5@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <E27AD840A9884C27851897B7995A19EB@shxd.ath.cx> References: <65D3163B-427B-41F6-80B9-7BA4AF794939@vicor.com><alpine.BSF.2.00.1105050730540.26497@wonkity.com> <ipue0o$402$1@dough.gmane.org> <E27AD840A9884C27851897B7995A19EB@shxd.ath.cx>
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On May 5, 2011, at 7:21 PM, Devin Teske wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- >> hackers@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Ivan Voras >> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 8:00 AM >> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org >> Subject: Re: [UPDATE] New Boot-Loader Menu -- version 1.4 >>=20 >> On 05/05/2011 15:40, Warren Block wrote: >>> On Thu, 5 May 2011, Devin Teske wrote: >>>=20 >>>> Running on i386-compatible hardware supporting ACPI: >>>> B&W (standard): http://twitpic.com/4tlsin >>>> Color (loader_color=3DYES): http://twitpic.com/4tlt6l >>>=20 >>> Looks nice. Options 3, 4, and 5 could be changed to >>>=20 >>> 3. Safe Mode >>> 4. Single User Mode >>> 5. Verbose >>>=20 >>> On/Off or Enabled/Disabled might be bikeshedably better than Yes and = No. >>=20 >> If we're going to nitpick, then the style of >>=20 >> *Enable* Safe Mode : *YES | NO* >>=20 >> may be even better :) While at it, I'd also suggest aligning the YES = | >> NO fields vertically for better readability. >>=20 >> But these are minor suggestions, it is ok the way it is :) >>=20 >=20 > Suggestions are good. I'm always open to them. Both are good = suggestions. >=20 > It's with great undulating frivolity (think: Steve Ballmer or Billy = Mays) > that I invite anyone to simply edit the decidedly Forth-free = /boot/menu.rc > where the captions are configured simply as a series of = carefully-named > environment variables. If you find something you like, report back the > values that you used and I'll test them out. If it's a definite = improvement, > I'll definitely make the change. >=20 > The current boot loader menu, you have to go mucking through Forth to = change > the captions (which can be tricky with any stack-based language let = alone a > reverse polish one such as FICL). In general, I really like things becoming more modular. For FreeNAS's = boot loader, I hacked a copy and put it as a patch to the FreeNAS = build.... Warner
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