Re: CVS commit: src/distrib/i386/cdroms

[Alan Barrett <apb%cequrux.com@localhost>]

On Fri, 02 May 2008, Andrew Doran wrote:
> Log Message:
> Bump the timeout to 30s, it takes longer to read and digest the information
> esp. if you have not seen it before.

Perhaps boot2.c should give a hint about how to stop the countdown, giving
yourself more time to choose.  Does this look OK?

--apb (Alan Barrett)

Index: src/sys/arch/i386/stand/boot/boot2.c
===================================================================
--- boot2.c     3 May 2008 09:46:40 -0000       1.26
+++ boot2.c     3 May 2008 10:35:46 -0000
@@ -485,9 +485,8 @@
                } else if (bootconf.timeout == 0)
                        choice = bootconf.def;
                else  {
-                       printf("\nPress the key for your chosen option or ");
-                       printf("Return to choose the default (%d)\n",
-                             bootconf.def + 1);
+                       printf("\nChoose an option; RETURN for default; "
+                              "SPACE to stop countdown.\n")
                        printf("Option %d will be chosen in ",
                              bootconf.def + 1);
                        c = awaitkey(bootconf.timeout, 1);