Re: Boot messages (Was: Re: Ideas for v2.1)

Dwight Hubbard (Dwight.Hubbard@mci.com)
Tue, 18 Jun 1996 14:25:32 +0000

I thought about something like that, but either the rotation or
animation code would have to be in the kernel or it wouldn't be able
to do anything until the kernel starts init. I don't like the idea
of a lot of special purpose graphics code in the kernel.

On the other hand, if we actually find a way to free up the memory
this code takes up after the kernel is done initializing everything
it **MIGHT** be an interesting compile time option.

> show a picture of the penguin ( not too big ) a la Sun's boot up
> sequence and if you don't want to see the verbose messages at start
> up show the rotating | to indicate boot up is proceeding .....
>
> --Jauder
>
> On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, Dwight Hubbard wrote:
>
> > > > To bad we can't make Lilo put up a graphical picture like
> > > > Windows 95 does. Maybe a nice winter scene with Penguins
> > > > frolicking in the
> > >
> > > You can. What makes you think its hard. Take up thy sources and
> > > hack
> >
> > Actually I have been archiving all the sugestions to see if I
> > couldn't implement the better ones.
> >
> > Somehow, I think adding code to lilo to put up a picture is going
> > to be a lot less work then the fancy colorized boot messages and
> > tables that are being suggested... Dwight Hubbard MCI ISN Tech
> > Support MCIMAIL: 200-1654 VNET 820-6403 INNERMAIL:
> > dwight.hubbard@mci.com
> >
> >
>
> 

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Dwight Hubbard
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