From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 28 05:24:13 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 CF840106568C for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:24:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from superbisquit@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EF1D8FC13 for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:24:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws18 with SMTP id 18so2460492vws.13 for ; Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:24:12 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=RsrKvEI3zy2/izxrTqYFUuFmdUkHfzl6IkgC8kFese0=; b=bP1bzyEiGaxW6UFVkoIeYoBRbWi0X0J+DGVd4lzFR3SiZOBt9NGKQsfvnoafzW1MH7 gcBcFhDLRUVkSHTsYHyIh03GzjSc0sg2XDz6Z3JuuDkr/9u252BOgCwdZbmgB5MHDduh vJjaY7ZRHxa6nuwQzmkSSwey98B8h7WYjz5EA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=nsrQMwM4ZZmnoB0x422j/pCqnkkZHeO+trQDSH7kEtS5rE6mVrNcA09ocyevB89RNM kRWAuF9jFm6OZOeLX5SqSd1jf1G+KD0sQ36FkoPZoHGHN8IzzIibqC0+zJ+c4tTpsded I5U9COSSSM0TPQXohlrq1OaZ+Hq8sokTnVhN8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.193.193 with SMTP id dv1mr978348vcb.105.1301288037072; Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:53:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.189.134 with HTTP; Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:53:57 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <16FA7C02-86B0-46E6-A923-BC61357478FA@vicor.com> References: <16FA7C02-86B0-46E6-A923-BC61357478FA@vicor.com> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:53:57 -0400 Message-ID: From: Super Bisquit To: Devin Teske Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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 05:24:13 -0000 And what if I need to boot into single user mode? On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Devin Teske wrote: > Hi fellow hackers, > > 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. > > In designing the new menu, I'd like to get your opinions. From old: > > FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE: twitpic.com/4e485w > > to new: > > Replacement Boot-Loader: twitpic.com/4e46ol > > NOTE: The final release will have a single-user mode option. > > 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). > > 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 > > I would be distributing this as an installable package (perhaps in the > ports tree if it gains popularity). > -- > Cheers, > Devin Teske > > > -> 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. > > -> 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/ > > -> END TRANSMISSION <- > > _______________________________________________ > 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" >