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From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
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Subject: Re: freebsd : 10 : splash : chuck.bmp : missing?
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Cc: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>,
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On Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:54:30 -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@kathe.in> writes:
> 
> > i have been going through various documents online as well as
> > manuals on my system.
> >
> > there is one particular manpage for "splash" and it refers to
> > /boot/chuck.bmp which i have not been able to find in /boot.
> >
> > have i failed to install something?
> 
> No, that is just an example. 
> It would work with *any* bmp file you want to put there.

Various files can be found online. Simply pay attention
to the color and size restrictions listed in the manpage.
Using VESA you can "stretch" the limits. I have recently
performed this on a FreeBSD 10 install and it perfectly
worked. :-)


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Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
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