On Jan 29, 2009, at 11:55 AM, jonas ulrich wrote:
> I don't think thats what bruce is talking about. It sounds like he > wants the > boot menu to come up as soon as he turns the computer on. Basically > instead > of holding down the options key to see bootable volumes, just make it > automatically go there.-Jonas > DING! Jonas gets in one! I don't want to use Startup disk...I want the thing to start up and present me a list of bootable devices, as if I held down the option key. Gah..I hope I don't have to install grub or yaboot to SEE if they work. I wonder if I can muck with Open Firmware to do this. I know that's how you set verbose booting as default and suchlike. >> Bruce!!! You surprise me!!! >> >> Go to 'Startup Disk' (System Preferences) >> >> Make your pick, and that one is then the 'Default' startup partition. >> >> Want to change? Back to 'Startup Disk'. >> >> >> Chuck D. >> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
