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[Ashley Aitken]

On 20/02/2007, at 1:37 PM, Andy Lee wrote:

>>> It *feels like* I stand around all day with my finger on the T  
>>> key waiting for the computer to shutdown and reboot into Target  
>>> Disk Mode :-(
>> Then try this:
>>
>> sudo nvram target-mode=1
>> sudo shutdown -r now
>
> Alternatively, you could put a weight on the T key and walk away. :)

Don't you think for a minute I haven't considered that many times ;-)

The worst thing is standing there with my finger on the T key knowing  
in the back of my mind that the system has already checked whether  
the key is down or not and is now quietly laughing in a background  
process at how silly I look still standing there holding the key down.

I'm not sure why Apple doesn't provide some visual feedback when keys  
are pressed during the boot sequence as to what they will do and  
visual or audible feedback when the key has been recognised and the  
decision made to proceed with a certain boot context.

It could be due to the limited functionality available during the  
early stages of the boot but I suspect its more a desire on Steve's  
part to keep things clear and elegant.  We don't want know  
informative text messing up that lovely screen with the Apple logo ...

Cheers,
Ashley.