apm output at boot time

french tony · Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 1:49 pm Post subject: apm output at boot time

hello,
I have this annoying thing happening at boot time on my tosh portege 3110ct: i have apm starting at boot time and it keep outputting stuff during the boot process. it doesn't look very clean. is there a way to stop this?
do i need to edit the init script to pass options?

oniq · Guru Joined: 02 Sep 2002 Posts: 597 Location: Connecticut

What kind of stuff?

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french tony · Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 7:58 pm Post subject:

this comes after the
root:
prompt

duff · Guru Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 466 Location: Clemson, SC

I don't use apm, but you could try to open /etc/init.d/apmd and look to the line:

cato` · Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 9:34 pm Post subject:

It's already like that duff. Anyway... I don't think you can do anything about it, and the bootup isn't supposed to be nice and clean, it shows you what's init is doing, and that is exactly what it does

french tony · Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 9:51 pm Post subject:

so why such neat little organised lines with cute colours?
i like a neat boot output, but the thing that annoys me the most about this apmd thing is that it stops me from ligging in first time, not that tis is a huge problem, more of a small annoyance.... but if i want to be annoyed i boot windoze...

french tony · Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 9:56 pm Post subject:

cato and duff, i checked my /etc/init.d/apmd and added the
&> /dev/null

hopefully that'll do it.
cato: maybe i missed that line during an etc-update, that could explain why I am missing it...
Thanks, got my neat little boot with nice colours and all and no jibberish :wink: