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Subject: Re: revisiting tunables under Safe Mode menu option
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On Mar 1, 2012, at 2:39 PM, Devin Teske wrote:
>=20
> I'm interested in which path you would choose amongst what I've seen =
mentioned
> thus far:
>=20
> a. Modifying the boot menu to offer fine-grain control over each =
aspect of Safe
> Mode (wherein perhaps the Safe Mode option becomes a hook for a =
sub-menu rather
> than its current setup as an "On"/"Off" toggle).

I would favor this.  "Safe Mode" (or whatever it gets renamed to) =
activates a sub menu with N number of knobs plus an all-on/all-off =
option.=20
Scott