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From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@plan9.bell-labs.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] nvram etc
Date: Tue,  1 Aug 2000 16:31:13 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200008012031.QAA16612@smtp1.fas.harvard.edu> (raw)

If you're talking about the install process,
the only reason it uses an nvram file is so
that there is no prompt for a user name and
password, as would be the case if we had 
used a terminal kernel.  One less thing to
worry about having to explain in the
installation documents.

Once you've installed, the terminal doesn't
use the nvram at all.  I don't really understand
what the problem is.

Russ



             reply	other threads:[~2000-08-01 20:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-08-01 20:31 Russ Cox [this message]
2000-08-01 20:38 ` Boyd Roberts
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2000-08-01 20:55 Russ Cox
2000-08-01 21:03 ` Boyd Roberts
2000-08-01 19:09 [9fans] problems Russ Cox
2000-08-01 20:10 ` [9fans] nvram etc Boyd Roberts

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