Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:48:03 -0700 From: Devin Teske <dteske@vicor.com> To: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Cc: Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> Subject: New Boot-Loader Message-ID: <16FA7C02-86B0-46E6-A923-BC61357478FA@vicor.com>
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Hi fellow hackers,
I'm designing an open-sourced replacement boot-loader for FreeBSD. I =
feel that the existing options in the boot-loader menu today can be =
whittled down significantly with a stateful menu system rather than a =
single-action item menu system.
In designing the new menu, I'd like to get your opinions. =46rom old:
FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE: twitpic.com/4e485w
to new:
Replacement Boot-Loader: twitpic.com/4e46ol
NOTE: The final release will have a single-user mode option.
The new menu allows for more flexibility as selecting options 2 ("Boot =
Verbose") or 3 ("ACPI Support") independently toggles the status, =
updates the menu item, and redisplays the menu -- ever-waiting until the =
user ultimately presses ENTER, "1", or escapes to the prompt and types =
"boot". Thus, one could potentially launch single-user mode with =
verbosity on and ACPI disabled (if one so desired).
In addition, I really tried to capture the essence of the new logo =
(spent months off-and-on using different conversion programs with =
different inputs). In the end, I found text-image.com produced the best =
result. I used the official freebsd.org/logo.html Standard Logo (black =
and white), cropped (to 122x123) and converted to jpeg with white =
background. I used an "Image Width" of 45 in their "Convert into ASCII" =
program available here: text-image.com/convert/ascii.html
I would be distributing this as an installable package (perhaps in the =
ports tree if it gains popularity).
--=20
Cheers,
Devin Teske
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