[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #5163: [PATCH] speed-up boot

  • From: "bonefish" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:39:54 -0000

#5163: [PATCH] speed-up boot
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 Reporter:  Grey                |       Owner:  axeld    
     Type:  enhancement         |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:  R1       
Component:  System/Boot Loader  |     Version:  R1/alpha1
 Keywords:  boot                |   Blockedby:           
 Platform:  All                 |    Blocking:           
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Comment(by bonefish):

 Replying to [comment:1 axeld]:
 > While the wait time is indeed way too long for my taste, I don't really
 like this solution either (the current keys just are a lot more natural
 and intuitive).
 >
 > Can't we compromise on half the wait time for now?

 +1 for shortening the wait time. I'd find it nice, if we'd also support
 holding Shift to enter the boot menu, though (like BeOS' boot loader),
 since that usually doesn't have side effects when done earlier (e.g.
 during the BIOS initialization or in the boot menu).

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/5163#comment:2>
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