From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 31 01:20:07 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96A1E1065674; Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:20:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Received: from harmony.bsdimp.com (bsdimp.com [199.45.160.85]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51EA48FC08; Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:20:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by harmony.bsdimp.com (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id mBV1Jim3006934; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:19:45 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:19:55 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <20081230.181955.-160246850.imp@bsdimp.com> To: obrien@FreeBSD.org From: "M. Warner Losh" In-Reply-To: <20081230173522.GA19473@dragon.NUXI.org> References: <200812300940.mBU9epuS086194@svn.freebsd.org> <20081230173522.GA19473@dragon.NUXI.org> X-Mailer: Mew version 5.2 on Emacs 21.3 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: unixmania@gmail.com, svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, luigi@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r186598 - head/sys/boot/i386/boot0 X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:20:08 -0000 In message: <20081230173522.GA19473@dragon.NUXI.org> "David O'Brien" writes: : On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 09:40:40AM -0200, Carlos A. M. dos Santos wrote: : > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Luigi Rizzo wrote: : > > Author: luigi : > > Date: Tue Dec 30 09:40:50 2008 : > > New Revision: 186598 : > > URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/186598 : > > : > ---8<--- : > > + Add an entry "F6 PXE" when the code is built with -DPXE (which is : > > a default now). Technically, F6 boots through INT18, so the prompt 'PXE' : > > is a bit misleading. Unfortunately the name INT18 : > > is too long and does not fit in - we could use ROM perhaps. : > > The reason I picked 'PXE' is that on many (I believe) new systems : > > INT18 calls PXE. : > ---8<--- : > : > I think "PXE" will look a bit cryptic for most users. What about using : > "Net", instead? : : I think PXE is best - its a specfic type of netbooting. Otherwise, one : may wonder what type "Net" is. Well, I'm not sure there'd be a lot of difference anyway. My laptops all say some variation on 'for network boot, press ' at some point of the boot sequence... Warner