Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:21:41 -0700 (PDT) From: "/dev/null" <null@dnswatch.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, "Glenn Dawson" <glenn@antimatter.net> Subject: Re: boot banner project Message-ID: <52515.216.177.243.42.1114586501.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> In-Reply-To: <6.1.0.6.2.20050427001118.0327cd50@cobalt.antimatter.net> References: <57436.216.177.243.42.1114582155.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com><6.1.0.6.2.20050426233321.084e9210@cobalt.antimatter.net><51899.216.177.243.42.1114584317.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <6.1.0.6.2.20050427001118.0327cd50@cobalt.antimatter.net>
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> At 11:45 PM 4/26/2005, /dev/null wrote: > >> > At 11:09 PM 4/26/2005, /dev/null wrote: >> >>Hello any & all, >> >> O.K. I feel I must preface this with an acknowledgment that I *know* >> >>this is a silly project *because* given the *incredibly* long uptimes >> >>that FreeBSD is known for. >>But<< for those *few* times when >> FreeBSDers >> >>see a boot screen, shouldn't it look really nice? Shouldn't also be >> able >> >>to reflect the Administrators tastes and personality? Well, this is >> the >> >>premise for my attempting this project. But before I start, I want to >> >>submit an RFC. So consider this an Request for comments. This is an >> >>attempt to create a Graphical boot screen that initially has the >> >>following layout: >> >>(a fixed width font required to view the layout correctly) >> >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> >>| some | >> >>| sort | >> >>| of | >> >>| graphic goes in this area | >> >>|-------------------------------------------------------- >> >>| boot | >> >>| | >> >>| messages | >> >>| | >> >>| seen | >> >>| | >> >>| here | >> >>| bla... | >> >>| bla... | >> >>| bla... | >> >>--------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > Isn't this essentially what splash(4)is for? >> >>At first it may seem that way. But unless I'm mistaken, it will only >> allow >>a graphic that covers the entire screen. So seeing the boot messages are >>not an option except without the splash bitmap. I had hoped to provision >>"layout" options and to provide for resolutions, and..., and... >>Similar examples of what I am proposing are already available with Linux, >>the FreeBSD macintosh project, the NetBSD macintosh, and others. >> >>-Chris > > According to the man page, pressing a key will remove the bitmap and allow > boot messages to be seen. Additionally, if you specify -c or -v as a boot > option, the bitmap will not show. Maybe a patch to splash(4) that would > allow for such things as size and placement? > > Just my $.02 Well, that's what this is for. It's an RFC. -Chris > > -Glenn > > >> > >> > -Glenn >> > >> >>-Chris //////////////////////////////////////////////////// If only Western Electric had found a way to offer binary licenses for the UNIX system back in 1974, the UNIX system would be running on all PC's today rather than DOS/Windows. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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