/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... | > --------------------------------------------------------- > > -Chris Is it possible to do this without having to switch to an entirely raster-based console? Raster consoles (like what SuSE uses) have been discussed in the past, and the common thinking is that the loss in reliability and loss in speed is a significant issue to consider. ScottReceived on Wed Apr 27 2005 - 16:51:43 UTC
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