Re: Add a "scroll" keyword to boot.cfg

[Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner%fz-juelich.de@localhost>]

ad%NetBSD.org@localhost said:
> The clear screen thing

Could you make this optional? I prefer to see the BIOS summary and
PCI device list while the NetBSD boot countdown is running.
Or add a "clear" command which can be invoked from boot.cfg.

simonb%NetBSD.org@localhost said:
> the biggest usability problem is that the NetBSD bootloader starts in
> the middle of the screen without clearing it

How is that a problem?

best regards
Matthias




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