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Subject: Re: FreeBSD boot loader menu
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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...
> 
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