Re: [VERY OT while waiting for Lenny?] reminiscing on old computers
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On 04/10/08 10:09, Kent West wrote:
> Curt Howland wrote:
>> Now, the boot messages scroll off so fast I can't read them, and the
>> log doesn't pick up all of them. Some times I really miss being able
>> to read them as they went by, especially when I see something "Gee,
>> that doesn't look right..." and poof it's gone.
>
> This is why I don't use a login manager (like [kwxg]dm); as long as the
> system doesn't switch to a graphical VT (or is it any VT?), you're able
> to Shift-PgUp/Dn through the boot messages after logging in.
>
> Since booting up is a rare thing, the extra step of typing "startx &" to
> get X started is an extremely minimal price to pay for living without a
> graphical login manager.
Amen, brother.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
We want... a Shrubbery!!
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