On Sat, 2006-02-18 at 15:03 -0500, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
> simply be conditional on some variable in rc.conf?  

You're right. The problem is that the kernel and rc.conf values need to
be in sync. With the kernel options enabled, you need to disable the
splash screen from userland otherwise you won't get any text on screen
0.

I'm looking for a more elegant solution here before I commit any /etc/rc
changes.

Cheers,
Jared