Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 13:15:39 +0100 (MET) From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> To: sos@FreeBSD.org Cc: danny@panda.hilink.com.au, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: splash-page on bootup.. Message-ID: <199610201215.NAA13027@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> In-Reply-To: <199610200852.KAA02342@ravenock.cybercity.dk> from "sos@FreeBSD.org" at Oct 20, 96 10:51:50 am
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> > > > > If FreeBSD started putting up a splash page on boot I'd rip that = > code > > > > But the nice thing about the way Unixware does this is how easy it = > is > > > > to disable. Just rm or mv the logo file in /stand. > > > > One vote for load a splash image if you find it in /stand otherwise > > > I like this idea as well. Simple and easy, for all levels of expertis= > e.. > > > 2 votes! > > Me too! Three! > > OK, I get the drift :) I'll look into doing it that way. It might be > problematic to get at the filesystem sy early in the game though... Sorry if this has already been suggested (I did not read the initial postings). how about this: build a simple utility which allows the splash page (and possibly its loader code, to be able to deal with different graphics formats) to be appended/removed from /kernel: splashon kernel_file picture_file splashoff kernel_file this way you don't need filesystem access, since the boot code is doing that for you. Luigi ==================================================================== Luigi Rizzo Dip. di Ingegneria dell'Informazione email: luigi@iet.unipi.it Universita' di Pisa tel: +39-50-568533 via Diotisalvi 2, 56126 PISA (Italy) fax: +39-50-568522 http://www.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/ ====================================================================
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