Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 09:52:11 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Francisco Reyes <reyesf@super.zippo.com> Cc: "hackers@freebsd.org" <hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why bootup message doesn't stay longer? (2.2.5) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971128095044.5521C-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <199711280619.WAA15203@super.zippo.com>
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hit the 'scroll-lock' key to freeze them, or, if you missed something, hit scroll-lock' to freeze, and the page-up key to go back up the scroll-buffer. hit 'scroll-lock' again to unfreeze, and let the system continue. On Fri, 28 Nov 1997, Francisco Reyes wrote: > Once I got 2.2.5 I was pleasantly surprised by the new bootup > message. However, I find it does not stay on long enough. > > I think a better approach is to have a longer time and have an option > to press a key to turn off the timer for this time. > > The reasons behind this is that new users would be the ones reading > that first page. The current amount of time is too little for a new > comer to look at the info displayed. > >
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