The only advantage I have seen in Aurora is that you can go back to it after the boot has finished to see what happened. (Ctrl-Alt-F12 on mine). But surely all the messages are logged somewhere aren't they??
> -----Original Message----- > From: Sridhar Dhanapalan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 4:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Aurora > > > On Fri, 28 Sep 2001 11:29:19 +0100, Peter Watson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Does Aurora serve any useful purpose at all? > > > > Cheers > > Eye candy, that's about all. It hides the bootup messages so that more > experienced users don't know what's really going on (of > course, it's great for > Newbies :). It also stays memory-resident all the time (from > when I used to use > it, anyway). You should be able to see it if you press > Ctrl-Shift-F11. If you > use VMware, it will mess the display up, since VMware can't > handle framebuffer > device calls very well. > > -- > Sridhar Dhanapalan > > Windows: The first user interface where you > click Start to turn it off. > > ********************************************** Any views expressed in this message are the sender's own, and do not represent the views of Nailsea Family Practice or Woodspring Healthcare Limited except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of one or both of those organisations. This e-mail should only be read by those persons to whom it is addressed. Accordingly, we disclaim all responsibility and accept no liability (including in negligence) for the consequences of any person other than the intended recipients acting, or refraining from acting, on such information. If you have received this e-mail in error, please accept our apologies and we simply request that you delete this document. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this e-mail is strictly prohibited.
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