Verbose Booting

[Lance]

Sooo, can anyone tell me how I can get verbose booting? As in, the usual unix booting text as it starts up. Usually you would just hold down a certain key upon boot, to ignore fancy booting/loading graphics.

 

[bobw]

From;
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106388


1. Shut down the computer if it is on.
2. Press the power button to start the computer.
3. Immediately press and hold the Command (Apple) key and one of the following:
the "s" key for single-user mode.
the "v" key for verbose mode.
4. To exit single-user mode type: reboot
5. Press Return.

You have successfully entered single-user or verbose mode when you see white text appear on the screen.

Notes

1. If you do not develop software, verbose and single-user modes are only needed when troubleshooting the computer for a startup issue.

2. You cannot enter single user or verbose mode if the computer owner or administrator has enabled Open Firmware Password Protection.

3. When in single-user or verbose mode, the keyboard layout is US English.

 

[RAYX]

To make verbose booting permanent, do this from a Terminal:

sudo nvram boot-args=-v

To change back to graphic boot:

sudo nvram boot-args=""

 

[Arden]

If you enter the above Terminal command, it will reset if you boot into OS 9 (assuming you can). If your computer doesn't boot into OS 9, then it will never reset. That's the reason I didn't set my iMac to autoboot in verbose mode, because I usually use in OS 9.