kubuntu's start up graphic is "nice" but I like the scrolling text!

[Lokeey]

hey joe, create a master file or "toolbox" with a list of commonly used
commands and files that you edit or just anything that although, not used
daily are common enough that you can have handy.

On 3/16/07, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook <jtwdyp at ttlc.net> wrote:
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> It would appear that on Mar 13, Tez did say:
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> > Joe(theWordy)Philbrook wrote:
> > > Unlike most windows users I don't get uncomfortable when a bunch of
> text
> > > scrolls past my screen at boot time. In fact I get uncomfortable when
> it
> > > doesn't. I "LIKE" seeing a lot of lines ending in "[OK]" or "[PASS]"
> <snip>
> > > Would someone remind me how to ditch the pretty graphic startup?
> >
> > I'm the same way, I _like_ to see what the system is doing (and if
> > something fails).
> > So I always disable the (XPish) boot splash (called usplash).
> >
> > It's nice and easy to do and doesn't require installing/removing any
> > packages.
> > Simply edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and change:
> > # kopt=root=/dev/hda ro quiet splash
> > or whatever it is, to
> > # kopt=root=/dev/hda ro quiet
> > and remove the "splash" from the kernel options in the kernel list, or
> > run "sudo update-grub" to do it or you.
> > That will disable usplash and let you see the boot process (you may have
> > to remove "quiet" too)
>
> Thanks Tez, but now I do feel stupid. Or at least like I must own up to
> having CRS <see below grin> My laptop is intended to be multi booted.
> 3 different linux and the vista it came with. (vista will only rarely be
> used, and never without first disabling the internet connection.)
> But in any case once I've got kubuntu working the way I like it my next
> task is to set up my "real" boot partition... Once I get there I'd have
> most likely eliminated the quiet and splash kernel options anyway. (none
> of the examples I have to look at on my p3 desktop have them, But I had
> evidently forgotten why I eliminated them. Thanks for reminding me.
>
> * CRS : "Can't Remember Sh^Htuff" : In my case this mean that unless I
> * do something the same way every day for a LONG time, or have examples
> * of how I did it before (where I can still find them), I usually wind up
> * scratching my head the next time I need to do a non-daily task.
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