One of the options Mac users have when booting up their machines is ‘Verbose Mode’. This can be enabled by holding Command + V during boot, after which it fills your screen full of very informative text that can be used by advanced users and developers to troubleshoot hardware or system problems.
So, whether you’re a power user who likes to know exactly what’s going on inside of their Mac, or just tired of the regular Apple Splash Screen:
You can set Verbose mode to automatically run in place of the splash screen.
Once you have it set, your Mac will run Verbose Mode without you having to hold the keys.
Don’t worry though: it will still get you to the login screen and it does not affect your Mac’s performance, and if you find you don’t like it anymore, it’s very easy to change back.
To enable Verbose booting, you will need to launch the terminal (while logged into an account with administrative control) and type:
sudo nvram boot-args=”-v”
Press return (if it asks for a password, enter the password of the administrative account you’re logged into) and reboot your machine to see your new geeky text splash screen!
To disable Verbose booting, follow the same steps but instead type:
sudo nvram boot-args=
Give it a try today (hold: Command + V during boot) and if you like the way it looks, you now have the option to have this geeky text show up instead of the splash screen.
