From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 30 Jun 2001 07:08:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 30 Jun 2001 07:08:02 -0400 Received: from web13907.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.175.70]:60686 "HELO web13907.mail.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 30 Jun 2001 07:07:58 -0400 Message-ID: <20010630110757.85227.qmail@web13907.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 04:07:57 -0700 (PDT) From: szonyi calin Subject: Re: Cosmetic JFFS patch. To: David Lang Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --- David Lang wrote: > back when I was doing PC repair (1.x kernel days) I > started useing linux > becouse the boot messages gave me so much info about > the system (I started > to keep a Slackware boot/root disk set on hand so > when faced with a > customer machine I could boot and see what hardware > was actually > installed) > > make a boot option to turn on the verbose mode if > you want, but don't > eliminate it completely. > I like to see boot messages which give me info about my pc: cpu -- type, speed, cache; motherboard -- type, cache; busses; cards information (not copyright). when I want too see what has a computer inside without opening it i boot a linux kernel, and if i have linux on it a 'cat /proc/pci' is sufficient for an average computer. This is one thing you don't see on windblows. I wouldn't like a UN*X which wouldn't tell me what is he doing.(I don't like fancy GUI's which hide the sistem from the user and then screw up everything). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/