New bootloader!

[Bruce A. Mah]

If memory serves me right, Scott Long wrote:
> M. Warner Losh wrote:
> >Do you envision this loader script as something that would be part of
> >the installation process, or something people would use everyday?
> >
> >Warner
> 
> I think that it has the potential to be an everyday feature.  Disabling
> it is quite easy; just remove the patch that I posted in the previous
> message (or just remove the line that calls the entry point).  I'm
> looking for it to be a start to something that enables one to easily
> load arbitrary kernels, control device/kernel variables, etc.

Cute.  :-)  I like this.

This point probably isn't worthy of an arch@ discussion, but I'm
concerned that it is not clear to the first-time user what happens
when the count-down timer expires.  (In other words, "[Space] to
pause" *what*?!?)  Maybe steal some of the wording from the old
bootloader prompt?

Bruce.
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