Re: Linux Splash Screen [BOOTLOGO PATCH]
Kurt Garloff (garloff@kg1.ping.de)
Thu, 12 Nov 1998 08:58:13 +0100
On Wed, Nov 11, 1998 at 10:07:48AM -0600, Bob McElrath wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Greaves Tristan TM wrote:
>
> > That's a Lilo hack though. I believe the original poster was after a way to make
> > *Linux* itself display the splash screen while the kernel was initialising itself,
> > detecting devices, that sort of thing.
> >
> > I'm after something like this as well. It is another step in making Linux look
> > presentable to the average computer user.
>
> Hmm...I wonder if it would be possible to use the new framebuffer code to do
> this? If in a graphics mode console you could throw an image in the
> background. (But I *have* to see the boot messages! How else can you
> diagnose a crash during boot!)
>
> I'm not familiar with the fb stuff, or kgi...anyone else have some input?
I did change the fbcon sources to display the logo(s) at the upper right side
(instead of left). I also changed the behaviour when scrolling: Instead of
copying the whole top region, we only copy the logo area and thus only loose
the end of long lines for scrollback. Yes, scrollback works!
I sent this to the list some weeks ago (without getting any feedback, BTW).
Pick up the patches threr, or contact me directly.
Regards,
--
Kurt Garloff <K.Garloff@ping.de> (Dortmund, FRG)
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