On 30 Jan 2002 17:46:10 +0100 Guillaume Cottenceau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pierre Fortin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > No it's because with some screens, the synchro change is quite > > > slow and takes time, so newbies might not react quick enough. > > > > Wouldn't it make more sense to start the timer later than extend it to > > include hard-to-predict-how-long delays due to other factors...? > > Later than what ? The timer starts when lilo is ready to accept > keys, it could hardly start later on. OK... I get it... then why not start accepting keystrokes as soon as the MBR is read and make the timer even longer... :^) :^) My point was related to extending an existing timer to handle something which problably should not be within the timed period in the first place. Pierre
