From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 26 8:16:30 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5664937B401 for ; Thu, 26 Dec 2002 08:16:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (f158.law15.hotmail.com [64.4.23.158]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 106F743EB2 for ; Thu, 26 Dec 2002 08:16:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bill_moran2@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 26 Dec 2002 08:15:37 -0800 Received: from 66.132.12.15 by lw15fd.law15.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 26 Dec 2002 16:15:37 GMT X-Originating-IP: [66.132.12.15] From: "Bill Moran" To: neuhauser@bellavista.cz Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Do boot-time splash screens work? Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 11:15:37 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Dec 2002 16:15:37.0639 (UTC) FILETIME=[06D79B70:01C2ACFA] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >From: Roman Neuhauser ># bill_moran2@hotmail.com / 2002-12-26 10:42:13 -0500: > > A month or so ago I was trying to get Chuck's smiling > > face on my machine during boot up. I followed the > > instructions in man splash, but no dice. Same old > > probing screen. > > > > Does this even work? I tried doing it a year or so > > ago and couldn't get it working then. I recently > > re-installed FreeBSD (new, bigger HDD!) and was going > > to try it again, but I don't want to spend time on it > > if (for example) it simply doesn't work. > > I used pretty splash screens at two points in the past on different > hardware without any problems I could remember. Could you show us > your configuration? Unfortunately, I can't give the exact config, because I didn't bother to save it when I reinstalled (since it wasn't working anyway). I tried following the man page to the letter, so I'll try it again here and document my exact steps. However, your reply is already a large portion of the answer I was looking for: that it does work if done correctly, and therefore it's worth me trying again. Thanks, Bill _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message