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    >> > Now, as a blind FreeBSD user/developer, I'd like to include >
    >> boot.config that has ``-D'' in our boot floppy so that we don't
    >> have > to ask any sighted geek to look for the Boot: prompt in
    >> order to let > the installer dump everything to the serial
    >> port.

     > And what about making the boot code emit a short beep when it
     > displays the boot: prompt?

Yeah, that's an idea.  If this can be achieved without increasing the
size of the boot block too much, this might be better than making the
-D the default even though this is beyond my ability.

     Cheers,
Max

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