Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 18 Jun 1996 19:42:33 -0400 | From | The SethMeister <> | Subject | Re: Boot messages (Was: Re: Ideas for v2.1) |
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> >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. >
How bout this (thisis prob. a bad idea, but so what, let's hear YOU contribute one ;)) - Figure out the procedure that is called the MOST during bootup and add a little function to it, like cycle_bootup_line_at_bottom_of_screen(), then, when the kernel is done booting, nullify this procedure call in that function :)
eg: JMP $2 $2: cycle...screen() $1:
. . . Then after its done booting,
>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 >> > >> > >> >> >--- >Dwight Hubbard >MCI ISN Tech Support MCIMAIL: 200-1654 >VNET 820-6403 INNERMAIL: dwight.hubbard@mci.com > >
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