>> > > [Splash screens with 2.1.x kernels?]
>> > > www.klografx.de, look for LILO patches, makes LILO display a
>> > > 320x200x256 RAW image on bootup until someone presses a key
>> 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!)
> Isn't that syslogd'd job? While stuff is being logged in the
trouble is, when the kernel hangs before loading INIT and such ... but, the
issue just isn't there: press a key and the display will switch back.
> background, you can do whatever on the display. I had an itch
> for this already ... if nobody takes it, I'll do it first ;)
yeah, go ahead. Best if you take the above patch and modify it, might save
some time. Happy hacking. :)
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cat /dev/boiler/water | tea | sieve > /cup
mount -t hdev /dev/human/mouth01 /mouth ; cat /cup >/mouth/gulp
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