message machinery.
Quiet boots look like this (inspired by BSD/OS):
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Found tlp0 at pci0
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Found wd0 at wdc0
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Silent boots look like this:
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Detecting hardware...<twiddle>done.
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NOTE: This requires cooperation on the part of all device drivers,
changes to which have not yet been checked in.