Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 17:21:50 +0000 From: Rob <drifter@stratos.net> To: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Splash Screen Message-ID: <99050617254300.04316@stratos.net> References: <37313B36.94A6473E@uk.radan.com>
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On Thu, 06 May 1999, Mark Ovens wrote:
> Rob wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I was reading that if you install a splash screen, you can clear it so
> > that you can see the boot messages by pressing any key. The man
> > page for splash did say that it might take a few seconds for the boot
> > procedure to capture the key press and clear the splash image while
> > it's probling different devices, but it never seems to work for me until
> > it's finished.
> > Are there any tips to make it easier to clear the splash screen, or
> > is it pretty much tough luck?
> >
>
> It won't clear until it starts reading rc.conf, after the disk probes.
Oh, well. I kind of wanted to option to check up on the probes
if I was interested -- but still nice to see a splash screen.
>
> > Also, I am using an ATI Mach64 video card. Does this card have
> > VESA mode for larger splash images? I tried enabling VESA in by
> > loader.rc file per the instructions, but loading of The Matrix image failed
> > with an error message I don't remember now -- but I can post if any
> > one is interested...
> >
>
> Same problem here. ATI cards (mine's an Xpert@Work, Rage Pro II) don't
> have the VESA extensions in the PROM. If you need VESA resolutions
> under DOS (for games etc) you have to load a TSR (M64VBE.??? from the
> driver disk). I guess this could be done as a kld, loaded the same way
> as the VESA and splash ones. There is a "developers club" at ATI's
> website (http://www.atitech.com) which I guess is where programming
> info is available. Can you write device drivers?
>
I have an ATI Graphics Pro Turbo. I know nothing about driver
programming, though. Would it be possible (or legal) to use the M64VBE.???
driver as the basis for the kld? Just wondering...
> HTH
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --
> >
> > - Rob
> > drifter@stratos.net
> >
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