Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 21:24:05 -0400 (EDT) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: BSD Freak <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD boot loader menu Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0209052121470.25242-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <1f8bb131f8bbbb.1f8bbbb1f8bb13@mbox.com.au>
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On Fri, 6 Sep 2002, BSD Freak wrote: > Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 11:20:58 +1000 > From: BSD Freak <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au> > Subject: FreeBSD boot loader menu > > Hi all, > > I have looked everywhere for info on 2 boot loader issues: > > 1. I have a workstation that dual boots WinXP and FreeBSD. The boot menu > looks as follows: > > F1 ??? > F2 FreeBSD > > Default: F2 > > The F1 ??? is Windows XP. Is there any way I can change to look like: > > F1 WindowsXP > F2 FreeBSD > > Default: F2 > I think this is because XP is an NTFS filesystem and the BSD boot loader doesnt recognize it. As far as I know, the bootloader gets its labels by determining the filesystem type directly. The labels cant be easily modified. Check out the GRUB bootloader. You may like it. > > 2. The other question I have is to do with splash screens: > > I have compiled my kernel with the options: > > pseudo-device splash > options VESA > > > and my /boot/loader.conf looks as follows: > > userconfig_script_load="YES" > autoboot_delay="1" > splash_bmp_load="YES" > splash_pcx_load="NO" > vesa_load="YES" > bitmap_load="YES" > bitmap_name="/boot/splash.bmp" > bitmap_type="splash_image_data" > > > Yet it doesn't display the /boot/splash.bmp file (which is a > 320x200x8bit bitmap) > > Have I missed anything? > > Thanks all... > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Never lose a fax again, receive faxes to your personal email account! > Visit http://www.mbox.com.au/fax > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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