Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:02:29 -0500 From: Duane Hill <duane@duanemail.org> To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, wayne mitchell <wayne.mitchell.iz@gmail.com> Subject: Re: boot/loader splash image Message-ID: <507753819.20110717190229@duanemail.org> In-Reply-To: <4E236B4D.4020006@a1poweruser.com> References: <CAN_bkffjTXEEfsLePEEm4dD49WZNDrzw1ZzWLiwaiPAV_h=eUw@mail.gmail.com> <4E236B4D.4020006@a1poweruser.com>
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Sunday, July 17, 2011, 6:07:57 PM, Fbsd8 wrote: > wayne mitchell wrote: >> hey >> got question/problem for /boot/loader >>=20 >> system: freeBSD 8.1-RELEASE GENERIC >>=20 >> trying to get a bitmap onscreen for bootup >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>=20 >> have read man page for all boot associated stuff (loader.conf...) >> and followed instructions >> using following values in /boot/loader.conf : >>=20 >> bitmap_load=3D"YES" # have tried commenting this out also >> vesa_load=3D"YES" >> splash_bmp_load=3D"YES" >> bitmap_name=3D"/boot/splash.bmp" >>=20 >> the splash.bmp size is about 900x700 >> does not work >> am using /boot/loader.rc as preset (includes loader.4th and beastie.4th) > Try putting vesa_load=3D"YES" first. The image must also be 256-color. --=20 Best regards, Duane mailto:duane@duanemail.org
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