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To: William Freeman <wdf@picusnet.com>
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Subject: Re: a boot config issue
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William Freeman wrote:
i
> can make the screen clear all the stuff that scrolls on bootup away
> before the login prompt stuff on ttyv0?
> 

In /etc/gettytab find the lines:

P|Pc|Pc console:\
	:ht:np:sp#115200:

and change to:

P|Pc|Pc console:\
	:cl=\E[H\E[2J:\		# add this line
	:ht:np:sp#115200:


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