From: jdbeard@patriot.net   
      
   On 12/22/2012 05:48 PM, unruh wrote:   
   > On 2012-12-22, Chris F.A. Johnson  wrote:   
      
   >>> Nope. The modern Linux kernels get into that stage very quickly.   
   >>> Certainly less than 20 sec on my systems. IF you can get it to boot   
   >>> without that stupid splash screen, you could see where it is in the boot   
   >>> sequence. (I neer did understand the desire to have all of that stuff   
   >>> hidden from view.)   
   >>   
   >>    As it says on the splash screen, "Press ESC for verbose mode" (or   
   >>    words to that effect).   
   >   
   > Yes, except it occurs late and you have to see it and react, missing   
   > stuff that occured before you hit Esc  and then   
   > the system goes back to the spash screen again (probably after initrd)   
   >   I would rather there be no splash screen at all.   
      
   Make sure you have deleted  splash=silent  in   
   /boot/grub/menu.lst.  Once you have done that, one tap on EXC   
   should do it.   
      
   Cheers!   
      
   jim b.   
      
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