From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 28 05:22:27 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 671541065675 for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:22:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dteske@vicor.com) Received: from postoffice.vicor.com (postoffice.vicor.com [69.26.56.53]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B1CC8FC18 for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:22:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [173.241.25.35] (port=65217 helo=[10.0.0.102]) by postoffice.vicor.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.74) (envelope-from ) id 1Q44u7-0003Sw-3L; Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:22:17 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) From: Devin Teske In-Reply-To: Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:22:22 -0700 Message-Id: References: <16FA7C02-86B0-46E6-A923-BC61357478FA@vicor.com> To: Super Bisquit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Scan-Signature: b2d8ed8bbd0600e905b5342d3e5a9760 X-Scan-Host: postoffice.vicor.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: FreeBSD Hackers , Devin Teske Subject: Re: New Boot-Loader X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:22:27 -0000 On Mar 27, 2011, at 9:53 PM, Super Bisquit wrote: > And what if I need to boot into single user mode? I'll forgive the top-post, and I'll even forgive that you missed the = below "NOTE: The final release will have a single-user mode option." Here it is with single-user mode option: twitpic.com/4e6gu1 -- Devin >=20 > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Devin Teske = wrote: > Hi fellow hackers, >=20 > I'm designing an open-sourced replacement boot-loader for FreeBSD. I = feel that the existing options in the boot-loader menu today can be = whittled down significantly with a stateful menu system rather than a = single-action item menu system. >=20 > In designing the new menu, I'd like to get your opinions. =46rom old: >=20 > FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE: twitpic.com/4e485w >=20 > to new: >=20 > Replacement Boot-Loader: twitpic.com/4e46ol >=20 > NOTE: The final release will have a single-user mode option. >=20 > The new menu allows for more flexibility as selecting options 2 ("Boot = Verbose") or 3 ("ACPI Support") independently toggles the status, = updates the menu item, and redisplays the menu -- ever-waiting until the = user ultimately presses ENTER, "1", or escapes to the prompt and types = "boot". Thus, one could potentially launch single-user mode with = verbosity on and ACPI disabled (if one so desired). >=20 > In addition, I really tried to capture the essence of the new logo = (spent months off-and-on using different conversion programs with = different inputs). In the end, I found text-image.com produced the best = result. I used the official freebsd.org/logo.html Standard Logo (black = and white), cropped (to 122x123) and converted to jpeg with white = background. I used an "Image Width" of 45 in their "Convert into ASCII" = program available here: text-image.com/convert/ascii.html >=20 > I would be distributing this as an installable package (perhaps in the = ports tree if it gains popularity). > -- > Cheers, > Devin Teske >=20 >=20 > -> LEGAL DISCLAIMER <- > This message contains confidential and proprietary information > of the sender, and is intended only for the person(s) to whom it > is addressed. Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by any > other person is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > message in error, please notify the e-mail sender immediately, > and delete the original message without making a copy. >=20 > -> FUN STUFF <- > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version 3.12 > GAT/CS/B/CC/E/IT/MC/M/MU/P/S/TW d+(++) s: a- C+++@$ UB++++$ P++++@$ = L++++$ E- > W+++ N? o? K? w@ O M++$ V- PS+>++ PE@ Y+ PGP-> t(+) 5? X(+) R(-) tv+ = b+>++ DI+ > D+(++) G++ e>++++ h r+++ z+++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > http://www.geekcode.com/ >=20 > -> END TRANSMISSION <- >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20