On Saturday 30 December 2006 19:36, James Knott wrote: > Kai Ponte wrote: > > On Saturday 30 December 2006 18:07, James Knott wrote: > >> Joe Morris (NTM) wrote: > >>> James Knott wrote: > >>>> Whenever I boot my notebook computer, after installing 10.2, I get > >>>> those "Marching Penguins". > >>> > >>> The screen is programmed to be randomly shown. > >>> > >>>> While they may have been cute around Christmas, > >>>> they're beginning to wear thin. Is there any simple way to get rid of > >>>> them? > >>> > >>> That was answered on the Factory mailing list. It isn't too hard. It > >>> was also mentioned on this list a couple weeks ago. > >> > >> I don't subscribe to the Factory mailing list. Why should it be > >> necessary to subscribe to any mailing list to disable such a thing. > >> > >>>> Why on earth is there such a thing on something that should be > >>>> used in business? > >>> > >>> You use Linux, it is all about choice. You can configure it whichever > >>> you choose. There is no "evil empire" that dictates what your boot > >>> screen looks like. My kids love it. > >> > >> Your kids may love it, but many people don't. It's not appropriate for > >> use in a business. > > > > Why not? > > > > What kind of boring business you in anyway? :) > > Many businesses like to customize their systems. Some do not care for > such "frivolous" things.
Remind me never to work wherever it is you're at. :) > > >> So, how do I get rid of it? > > > > Don't boot from the DVD? > > I'm not booting from the DVD. I'm booting from the installed system. > In fact, I didn't even use the DVD for the install. I did a network > install from the ISO file. Um, okay. I thought it only showed up on the DVD. My apologies. I hadn't seen it except when booting from the DVD, on the rare occasion I would do such a thing. -- kai - [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.perfectreign.com || www.4thedadz.com www.filesite.org || www.donutmonster.com wo ist der ort für den ehrlichsten kuss ich weiss, dass ich ihn für uns finden muss... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
