Re: Bootscreen

Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Tue, 28 Jan 2003 11:41:05 -0500


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On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:34:46 EST, jeff millar said:

> I imagine someone with the right documentation could say exactly what's
> going on at each step.

That's the problem with that right there - "with the right documentation".

The current boot system, you can *SEE* "oh, it wedged trying to bring up
the sound card". No "Well, if the slider is all the way to the left and
the screen is half-dim, then it's the sound card, else if it's all the
way to the left but the screen is bright, it's the joystick port, unless
you've also installed...."

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