Hi Daniel, Sorry for the late reply but anyway :)
On Sun, May 28, 2006 at 07:07:12PM -0400, Daniel Dickinson wrote: > Package: quik > Version: 2.1-8 > Severity: important > > quik uses the input-device and output-device of openfirmware as the > console. Unfortunately many old world macs default to a serial console > for openfirmware thus the user never sees the quik boot screen, and > can't select what image to boot (or MacOS using image=$bye). > > The kernel is afflicted with the same problem until the virtual > terminals are activated, thus no boot messages are available to the > typical oldworld mac user. I know. I think the best solution is to have the installer modify the input-device and output-device variables to point to keyboard/screen. There are a few cases in which you still want serial console. Some models (eg 7200, I'm not sure if there are others) don't have OF support for the onboard framebuffer. Serial console is your only option then. The ANS (Apple Network Server) is likely to be run headless, so serial OF console may be the right thing to do there. I think the installer should propose a default I/O choice to the user based on the model and then modify the OF vars based on the users choice. Opinions welcome :) L & L p2. -- Goa is a state of mind -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
