Date: Fri, 24 Mar 1995 13:27:45 -0600 (CST) From: faulkner@mpd.tandem.com (Boyd Faulkner) To: davidg@Root.COM Cc: bde@zeta.org.au, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/scsi sd.c Message-ID: <9503241927.AA27618@olympus> In-Reply-To: <199503241210.EAA00147@corbin.Root.COM> from "David Greenman" at Mar 24, 95 04:10:26 am
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> > >>>sd0s1: start 32, end = 262143, size 262112: OK > >>>sd0s2: start 262144, end = 1816575, size 1554432: OK > >>>sd0s3: start 1816576, end = 2078719, size 262144: OK > >>>sd0s5: start 1816608, end = 2078719, size 262112: OK > >>>... > > > >> This is far too much output for the standard bootup and should only occur > >>when the '-v' verbose option is used at the boot prompt. > > > >This will be changed when the slice drivers are fully debugged. > > > >What's wrong with verbose output? I like it except when it scrolls too > >fast to read or fills up the message buffer. The right way to fix this > > It obscures important information, and important information scrolls off > the screen before it can be seen; relying on the message buffer to contain > it all doesn't help if your disk controller isn't attached correctly or the > new user doesn't know about 'dmesg'. I'd prefer a much more quiet startup than > what we even had previously. > > -DG > ...except when the code is new and it gives you a hint why your kernel might be panicking during boot. Mine is. Boyd -- _______________________________________________________________________ Boyd Faulkner faulkner@isd.tandem.com _______________________________________________________________________
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