> Hello, > is it possible to use a splash screen yet with newcons? I've been looking at the source code for VT, and it would appear there has been some work done towards this? > > https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd/blob/master/sys/dev/vt/vt.h > > Also the wiki page shows limited support: > > https://wiki.freebsd.org/Newcons > > I've tried the standard method of enabling a splash screen but it of course does not work. I don't think I was able to get it to work with syscons either whereas it used to work. > > https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/boot-splash.html > > Is there another way? Or is it still not ready yet? > > Joe Maloney Hi! Maybe you are already aware of it, but in 2014 there was a Google Summer of Code project on improving the bootsplash: https://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCode2014/Bootsplash It worked well with sc(4), but I don’t know wether it applies to vt(4)… JuanReceived on Fri May 20 2016 - 14:15:17 UTC
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