Re: booting with "linux quiet cdrom kbd=us"
On 22 May 2000, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> > 2. Do not prompt for CD inserts if cd is already in
>
> This is a little touchy. Didn't we try to address this before?
> Perhaps you could clarify. At the point when you are getting a
> prompt, we already know what the device is, right? What is the
> message box that appears at this point?
It happened repeatedly.... Next time I do the install I will write it
down. But it basically prompts giving the name of the CDROM.
> > 3. dont ask if downloaded debs should be erased... just do it
>
> Uh, um, I don't know. Maybe this is a base-config issue. Perhaps
> file a wishlist against base-config.
hmm yes.
> > kbd=us
>
> > does not work. Still asks for keyboard.
>
> Ah, that's because that's not a valid keyboard. That's a language.
> Plus, I think it's bootkbd. According to f7.txt (instructions on
> rescue disk) a proper arg would be:
>
> bootkbd=qwerty/us
Why so complicated?
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