Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 11 Feb 2001 15:07:21 +0100 | From | Werner Almesberger <> | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] Animated framebuffer logo for 2.4.1 |
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Mike A. Harris wrote: > On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Pavel Machek wrote: >> wondering when linux boot gets so long that mpeg2 player gets >> integrated into kernel. > > ;o) > > I doubt strongly that that is technically possible. In fact I'm > sure it is not.
Why not ? Just preload the movie with the kernel, and you can start playing as soon as framebuffer, timers, and interrupts are available.
Of course, if the word gets out that you're writing such a patch, the people from the village may come with torches ... ;-)
- Werner
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