From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Sep 23 01:47:06 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id BAA01716 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 01:47:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail12.digital.com (mail12.digital.com [192.208.46.20]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id BAA01646 for ; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 01:46:57 -0700 (PDT) From: garyj@frt.dec.com Received: from cssmuc.frt.dec.com by mail12.digital.com (8.7.5/UNX 1.2/1.0/WV) id EAA12688; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 04:40:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by cssmuc.frt.dec.com; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/14Nov95-0232PM) id AA05315; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 10:40:05 +0200 Message-Id: <9609230840.AA05315@cssmuc.frt.dec.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.4 10/10/95 To: hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: Message from sos@freebsd.org of Mon, 23 Sep 96 09:34:26 +0200. Reply-To: gjennejohn@frt.dec.com Subject: Re: splash-page on bootup.. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 23 Sep 96 10:40:05 +0200 X-Mts: smtp Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk sos@freebsd.org writes: > > > To summarize what we can do, and what I might implement soon(tm): > > Show a graphic in 320x200x256 if console is a VGA (or above). > You can toggle between that graphic and normal text with > a key sequence (to be settled upon). > If there is to be animation of sorts, it will be VERY simple > (like the color cycling MS uses, or a status bar). > > This can be added without much more overhead than the graphics > image (gif might even be overkill here). All other functionality > is there in syscons. > > It funny though how feelings about this differs though, but if > we have it you can use it, or you can let it be, allright ?? > seems good to me, especially the "VGA (or above)" part. I'm using an old Hercules MDA in my box. --- Gary Jennejohn (work) gjennejohn@frt.dec.com (home) Gary.Jennejohn@munich.netsurf.de (play) gj@freebsd.org