Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:50:27 -0500 From: "Network Admin [JPeterson]" <jay@qtm.net> To: "John Baldwin" <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: splash screen / saver Message-ID: <PCEIIOODPEIJJFAGCCEFAEDKCCAA.jay@qtm.net> In-Reply-To: <199912091327.IAA16975@server.baldwin.cx>
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yes, I have already checked the FAQ and the page that is linked from it - I have been dorking with this for several days. I will admit that it is not a 'mission critical' item - however, now it has become a matter of personal vengence =) Thanks for any input! I have done everything the FAQ says, downloaded the BMP from the linked site and everything else I can think of.. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of John Baldwin > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 8:27 AM > To: Network Admin [JPeterson] > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: RE: splash screen / saver > > > > On 09-Dec-99 Network Admin [JPeterson] wrote: > > Alrighty.. I have been reading 'man splash' and the like for > about a week > > now and can't get this stupid thing to display the splash.bmp! > > I have 'psudo-device splash' in the kernel config fileI am getting > > /modules/splash_bmp.ko and /modules/vesa.ko loaded in the loader.conf (I > > actually see them right before the Hit [Enter] to boot > immediately......) > > however I do not see the bitmap! I have tried both a 640x480 > and a 320x200 > > 256color bmp called /boot/splash.bmp > > /boot/loader.conf has the following: > > splash_bmp_load="YES" > > vesa_load="YES" > > bitmap_load="YES" > > bitmap_name="/boot/splash.bmp" > > > > Any ideas? anything I missed? > > Thanks! > > See the FAQ, which includes a question and answer specifically on > this topic. > > Last question at http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/x.html > > -- > > John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ > PGP Key: http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/pgpkey.asc > "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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