Re: RFC: message= type functionality

[Jeremy Katz]

On Wed, 2003-01-01 at 10:08, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote:
> At 29 Dec 2002 01:34:00 -0500,
> Jeremy Katz wrote:
> > I've had a request for functionality in GRUB similar to lilo's message=
> > directive.  This allows sites to have a message file which they then
> > display on boot for various warnings or information about the machine in
> > question.  Is this something that sounds reasonable for inclusion?
> 
> Where would GRUB display a message? Please decide how to design it
> first.

That's the big question I have as well -- I think that their thought was
before the menu, but I don't really see how that's going to fit in the
available real estate very well.

Jeremy