On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 09:42:47PM -0800, Vlad wrote: > Hi, > [deletia] > > The advantage of this scheme is that the time-consuming parts of > mounting the boot partition, reading grub.conf and loading the > default kernel are done roughly in _parallel_ to the user seeing > the intro message. This scheme also ensures that the user's keystrokes > do not fall through the cracks, because they are checked before > booting the default kernel at steps 5, 7 and 8.
I really like this idea. In the vast majority of cases, the delay is wasted time. This provides a method to invoke an interactive mode when it *is* needed without waiting too long when is usually isn't. -- David N. Lombard, Intel, Irvine, CA I do not speak for Intel Corporation; all comments are strictly my own. _______________________________________________ Power mailing list [email protected] http://www.bughost.org/mailman/listinfo/power
