boot prompt. You may specify either a plain pathname, in which case
the default device and partition will be derived from the
\fIdevice=\fR and \fIpartition=\fR lines in the global section of
-\fByaboot.conf\fR, or you can specify a full OpenFirmware device
-path. Note: only the first 2000 bytes of this file will be read.
+\fByaboot.conf\fR, or you can specify a full OpenFirmware device path.
+The message file must be plain ASCII text with UNIX newlines. Note:
+only the first 2000 bytes of this file will be read.
.TP
.BI "password=" password
Protect booting by a password. The password is given in either