From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 28 05:25:01 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 35DBD106566B for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:25:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Received: from harmony.bsdimp.com (bsdimp.com [199.45.160.85]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB56B8FC26 for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:25:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 63.imp.bsdimp.com (63.imp.bsdimp.com [10.0.0.63] (may be forged)) by harmony.bsdimp.com (8.14.3/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p2S5MVEb004315 for ; Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:22:31 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) From: Warner Losh In-Reply-To: <16FA7C02-86B0-46E6-A923-BC61357478FA@vicor.com> Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:22:32 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <1BC34FC3-7526-4DAA-964A-DDFD465DB830@bsdimp.com> References: <16FA7C02-86B0-46E6-A923-BC61357478FA@vicor.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) Cc: FreeBSD Hackers 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 05:25:01 -0000 On Mar 27, 2011, at 10:48 PM, Devin Teske wrote: > Replacement Boot-Loader: twitpic.com/4e46ol >=20 > NOTE: The final release will have a single-user mode option. This looks really cool. Nice to see a fresh look for the boot loader... > 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 This looks cool... > I would be distributing this as an installable package (perhaps in the = ports tree if it gains popularity). That would be nice... Warner > --=20 > 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 >=20