[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] simplify silent console

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Tue Apr 24 14:10:19 CEST 2007


In message <20070424120207.GA28852 at michl.2n.cz> you wrote:
>
> > Good idea. One thing though: After applying your patch the system _does_ print 
> > the bootcount messages "Hit any key to stop autoboot: ..." even if 
> > the "silent" variable is set. This was not done with the previous 
> > implementation and is not intended. Could you please rework your patch, that 
> > no message is printed here?
> 
> It is intended. See a bit older thread here:
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.u-boot/17845/

Please don't. "silent" means "silent" means "silent".

Assume there is amodem attached to the serial port  -  it  would  get
seriously confused by the countdown messages.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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