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[Cyril]

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> 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 ...
well, then you could also type this command:
sudo nvram boot-args="-v"
to set your computer to boot in verbose mode. This works over reboots  
(not like the other command) as it modifies the boot arguments.
Cyril