Regarding the graphical boot and not showing kernel-messages.

Alan Cox alan at redhat.com
Thu Jul 31 16:59:56 UTC 2003


> boot the system, i found the system still printing out kernel-messages.
> The thing is that while installing the system i got some pictures
> showing up in the installer about (from memory, not sure about spelling
> or if its 100% as it was written in the image) "Who understood those
> kernel message anyway?".
> But, the kernel is still printing messages. Is it not only the
> init-process not printing messages and thats not the kernel is it?

Indeed. Its actually quite easy to hide the kernel messages by default
and keep a blank screen, its a bit trickier to drop in a logo (as it is
in text mode). Its also important that people can get to the messages on
something like a boot up hang so they can report them

But yes the image is kind of misleading - its primarily init messages that
have vanished by default





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