#7896 NORM Future : Can't do pretty boot without imposing unnecessary restrictions on users

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#7896: Can't do pretty boot without imposing unnecessary restrictions on users
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           Reporter:  gnu                  |       Owner:  wmb at firmworks.com
               Type:  defect               |      Status:  new              
           Priority:  normal               |   Milestone:  Future Release   
          Component:  ofw - open firmware  |     Version:  Q2D16            
         Resolution:                       |    Keywords:  blocks:?9.1.0    
        Next_action:  communicate          |    Verified:  0                
Deployment_affected:                       |   Blockedby:                   
           Blocking:                       |  
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Changes (by morgs):

 * cc: morgs (added)


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:9 gnu]:
 > A further improved patch seems to be:
 >
 > add 2nd line:
 >
 >   button-check game-key? 0= if  stdout off show-child freeze  then
 >
 > Change 3rd line from the bottom, which previously just said "boot", to:
 >
 >   load show-going go
 >
 > This produces a few messages at the start (ESC to interrupt, etc), then
 goes straight into a totally pretty boot and never messes up its screen.

 This works well for me - tested on three C2s with 767/q2e18.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/7896#comment:12>
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