Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:32:24 +0200 From: "[LoN]Kamikaze" <LoN_Kamikaze@gmx.de> To: Chris <bsd@1command.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: splash Message-ID: <4434FC48.8080102@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <20060406040953.zmzszeyh0ggcccg8@webmail.1command.com> References: <4434CA1F.5030506@rackspace.com> <4434E43D.7010908@gmx.de> <20060406033849.r454nl98kks8sk0s@webmail.1command.com> <4434F4D2.2080708@gmx.de> <20060406040953.zmzszeyh0ggcccg8@webmail.1command.com>
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Chris wrote: > Quoting "[LoN]Kamikaze" <LoN_Kamikaze@gmx.de>: >> >> Chris wrote: >>> Quoting "[LoN]Kamikaze" <LoN_Kamikaze@gmx.de>: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Daniel Anson wrote: >>>>> I would like to have a splash display during boot. I have edited the >>>>> loader.rc to include only include /boot/loader.4th and start. The >>>>> loader.conf, i put only splash_bmp_load="YES" and >>>>> bitmap_load="YES". It >>>>> dosent work. Where am I going wrong. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Any help appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Daniel - BSD rocks! >>>> >>>> These settings work fine on my system: >>>> # splash screen settings >>>> splash_bmp_load="YES" >>>> bitmap_load="YES" >>>> bitmap_name="/boot/splash.bmp" >>>> >>>> Note that you can only use 256 colour Bitmap images. >>> >>> and size should be 320x200 >>> Last time I used one anyway. >>> >>> --Chris >>> >> >> You are wrong. > > I am right. I was forced to change the size many times to get the > image to look correct and 320x200 did the trick. I don't switch to > 1024x768 on my 20" monitor until I start X11. Perhaps this explains > the difference. > This might be a problem with the VESA compliance of your video card. But generally, it does work. I'm using a 1024x768x8 splash image on several machines with ATI and NVIDIA cards.
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