On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:09:20PM -0500, Robert Bonomi wrote:
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> _NOT_ directly. But, you can use the loader(8) directive 'init_script' to
> specify a script that runs 'before anything else'. Either have your menu
> item execute that word, to set an 'environment' specified by the file, or
> ha
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 04:00:21AM -0500, Robert Bonomi wrote:
> >
> > 1. I'd like to be able to expand the list of choices in the
> > boot menu (the menu with single user mode, safe mode, etc.) to
> > include booting in any of several different environments, e.g.,
> > home wired, home wireless, wo
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 08:19:22PM -0500, J. Porter Clark wrote:
> 1. I'd like to be able to expand the list of choices in the
> boot menu (the menu with single user mode, safe mode, etc.) to
> include booting in any of several different environments, e.g.,
> home wired, home wireless, work wired,
> 2. Usually, when the system boots, there are several lines
> showing the kernel and various modules loading, possibly with
> diagnostics. Is there a way to pause after that stage, so that
> those lines can be read? Or is there any way to retrieve them
> after the system has booted?
You have fo
On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:19:22 -0500
"J. Porter Clark" wrote:
> 1. I'd like to be able to expand the list of choices in the
> boot menu (the menu with single user mode, safe mode, etc.) to
> include booting in any of several different environments, e.g.,
> home wired, home wireless, work wired, wor
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 08:19:22PM -0500, J. Porter Clark wrote:
> 1. I'd like to be able to expand the list of choices in the
> boot menu (the menu with single user mode, safe mode, etc.) to
> include booting in any of several different environments, e.g.,
> home wired, home wireless, work wired,
1. I'd like to be able to expand the list of choices in the
boot menu (the menu with single user mode, safe mode, etc.) to
include booting in any of several different environments, e.g.,
home wired, home wireless, work wired, work wireless. Hacking
the FORTH code isn't entirely out of the question
