On Wednesday 13 June 2012 23:35:17 Mel Flynn wrote:
> On 13-6-2012 23:16, claudiu vasadi wrote:
> > If you simplky do "sysctl -d hw.usb.no_boot_wait" you will see the
> > explanation ;)
> 
> Probably why Eitan asked as that description:
> a) means nothing to people unfamiliar with device enumerations
> b) does not point to a manual page that explains how USB does device
> enumerations and why it would account for a significant chunk of the
> boot process.

It's not dangerous. It only means that you can't boot off a USB disk for 
example, because the USB stack will then not wait for the BOOT device at 
mount-root time, if you set this options. 

--HPS
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