Adam Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It installs a couple of Linux options by default, one > called 'linux' and one called 'linux-nonfb'. At first I assumed nonfb > was something to do with framebuffer,
and you were right > then my dad pointed out it > probably meant feedback, that is, non-feedback - it's meant to be a > 'quiet' boot. don't always believe your dad :) [...] > So the (standard) 'linux' option gives a > very quiet boot with almost no feedback, and the 'linux-nonfb' one gives > you lots of output. Is this intentional? Is the quiet bootup sequence > meant to be the default? If so...what the hell *does* fb mean? :). And > if not, er, I guess it should be changed a bit :) you're quite right. The difference between linux and linux-nonfb was the use of framebuffer or not (so the name was right). BUT many other things depend on the use of framebuffer. It used to be Aurora. Nowadays it's the boot message in a nice box and quiet by default. "linux-nonfb" was meant for boxes where framebuffer un-expectedly failed. Nowadays it's more between "verbose" and "failsafe" so a better name would be better, ideas?
