Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 04:53:46 -0700 From: Chris <bsd@1command.com> To: "[LoN]Kamikaze" <LoN_Kamikaze@gmx.de> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: splash Message-ID: <20060406045346.8ebxvar40w4cw4g8@webmail.1command.com> In-Reply-To: <4434FC48.8080102@gmx.de> References: <4434CA1F.5030506@rackspace.com> <4434E43D.7010908@gmx.de> <20060406033849.r454nl98kks8sk0s@webmail.1command.com> <4434F4D2.2080708@gmx.de> <20060406040953.zmzszeyh0ggcccg8@webmail.1command.com> <4434FC48.8080102@gmx.de>
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Quoting "[LoN]Kamikaze" <LoN_Kamikaze@gmx.de>: > > > 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. No kidding? These are the same brands I'm using. The ATI's are PCI (onboard ATI - TYAN SMP motherboards) and the nVidia's are AGP. They're "higher end" models as well. Must be the way I build the kernel regarding boot/ console. Oh well, no complaints. Just interesting to hear. --Chris > -- Microsoft: Disc space -- the final frontier! ----------------------------------------------------------------- FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE-p12 (SMP - 900x2) Tue Mar 7 19:37:23 PST 2006 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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