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From: Rob <drifter@stratos.net>
To: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>
Subject: Re: Splash Screen
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 17:21:50 +0000
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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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