Originally posted by pianophile
Type this in the terminal:
sudo nvram boot-args="-v"
You will lose this the next time you update the OS or reset the PRAM.
Originally posted by chemistry_geek
That's very nice, but what do you type to set it back to "normal" - nonverbose booting? I always wondered about this.
Originally posted by Hypernate
Also, I believe if you hold 'V' when the startup chime sounds, and keep holding it, it will boot in verbose. I know there is a key combo, cause I did it, but I am not 100% sure it's V