Re: boot banner project

> At 11:45 PM 4/26/2005, /dev/null wrote:
>
>> > At 11:09 PM 4/26/2005, /dev/null wrote:
>> >>Hello any & all,
>> >>  O.K. I feel I must preface this with an acknowledgment that I *know*
>> >>this is a silly project *because* given the *incredibly* long uptimes
>> >>that FreeBSD is known for. >>But<< for those *few* times when
>> FreeBSDers
>> >>see a boot screen, shouldn't it look really nice? Shouldn't also be
>> able
>> >>to reflect the Administrators tastes and personality? Well, this is
>> the
>> >>premise for my attempting this project. But before I start, I want to
>> >>submit an RFC. So consider this an Request for comments. This is an
>> >>attempt to create a Graphical boot screen that initially has the
>> >>following layout:
>> >>(a fixed width font required to view the layout correctly)
>> >>  --------------------------------------------------------
>> >>|  some                                                  |
>> >>|     sort                                               |
>> >>|        of                                              |
>> >>|    graphic       goes   in   this   area               |
>> >>|--------------------------------------------------------
>> >>|    boot                                                |
>> >>|                                                        |
>> >>|   messages                                             |
>> >>|                                                        |
>> >>|    seen                                                |
>> >>|                                                        |
>> >>|         here                                           |
>> >>|   bla...                                               |
>> >>|          bla...                                        |
>> >>|                 bla...                                 |
>> >>---------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Isn't this essentially what splash(4)is for?
>>
>>At first it may seem that way. But unless I'm mistaken, it will only
>> allow
>>a graphic that covers the entire screen. So seeing the boot messages are
>>not an option except without the splash bitmap. I had hoped to provision
>>"layout" options and to provide for resolutions, and..., and...
>>Similar examples of what I am proposing are already available with Linux,
>>the FreeBSD macintosh project, the NetBSD macintosh, and others.
>>
>>-Chris
>
> According to the man page, pressing a key will remove the bitmap and allow
> boot messages to be seen.  Additionally, if you specify -c or -v as a boot
> option, the bitmap will not show.  Maybe a patch to splash(4) that would
> allow for such things as size and placement?
>
> Just my $.02

Well, that's what this is for. It's an RFC.

-Chris

>
> -Glenn
>
>
>> >
>> > -Glenn
>> >
>> >>-Chris

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