Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 18 Jun 1996 17:14:29 -0700 (PDT) | From | Jauder Ho <> | Subject | Re: Boot messages (Was: Re: Ideas for v2.1) |
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that is what initrd is for. you can load a module proabaly while linux is loading and the module can contain code adapted from svgalib to do simple animation and rotating text.
--Jauder
On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, Dwight Hubbard wrote:
> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > --- > Dwight Hubbard > MCI ISN Tech Support MCIMAIL: 200-1654 > VNET 820-6403 INNERMAIL: dwight.hubbard@mci.com > >
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