Re: [MiNT] Idea for boot sequence

[Peter Slegg <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk>]

On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:09:17 -0500, Mark Duckworth <mduckworth@atari-source.org> wrote:
> > It might be "incorrect" but who cares as long as it works, just chuck out
> > a warning and get on with booting.
> >
> I kind of don't like this personally.  As it is errors get stuffed away
> and I never see them.  I'd like errors to at least pause and ask for a
> keypress to acknowledge (with a setting to disable this)

The default boot folder would not change. The user has to change it.
The lack of boot logging is a separate issue.

> >>> People seem to be happy with having hack their way out of non-booting
> >>> situations. I was just suggesting a simple change that would make it
> >>> infinitely more user friendly if/when it goes wrong.
> >> I'm sorry, but I don't see how. I see a lot of possibilities to create
> >> new problems though ;)
> >>
> > I don't understand why you prefer a system that won't boot and forces
> > you to get out the starting handle.  ;-)
> Because you have a problem that you should deal with.  Your alternative
> means you may not even know you caused a problem or that one exists.
> This would lead to erroneous bug reports.  This can't be good.

Only if the user changes the boot folder ever single time they boot.


Peter