Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Nov 1998 14:36:23 +0100 (CET) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | RE: Linux Splash Screen |
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On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Jim Woodward wrote: > On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Riley Williams wrote: > > > How about doing it the way that RedHat's install does...have a > > graphical display on the default display, and the boot messages hidden > > on tty2 or the like - press ALT-F2 to display them as per standard... > > Or the way io think HP/UX does, with a translucent linux logo behind > the bootup text.. > > im not sure hwo practical this would be.. and maybe it'd add too > much to the kernel size, then again if yer using a low colour 16 > colour or 256 colour logo or something then it may work..
Do I hear __initfunc()???
There might be a small problem with lilo and the stupid 512k limit on PeeCees though -- time to get a SPARC :)
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