Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 12:22:05 -0400 From: Kris Moore <kris@ixsystems.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newcons splash screen Message-ID: <3a0a2de5-8809-d6a5-075e-7b7e296af10e@ixsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <573F3611.1060607@club.fr> References: <1684648736.1635551.1463747238790.JavaMail.zimbra@pcbsd.org> <573F3611.1060607@club.fr>
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On 05/20/16 12:06 PM, Juan Ram=F3n Molina Menor wrote: >> Hello, >> is it possible to use a splash screen yet with newcons? I've been >> looking at the source code for VT, and it would appear there has been >> some work done towards this? >> >> https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd/blob/master/sys/dev/vt/vt.h=20 >> Also the wiki page shows limited support: >> >> https://wiki.freebsd.org/Newcons=20 >> I've tried the standard method of enabling a splash screen but it of >> course does not work. I don't think I was able to get it to work with >> syscons either whereas it used to work. >> >> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/boot-splash.html=20 >> Is there another way? Or is it still not ready yet? >> >> Joe Maloney > Hi! > > Maybe you are already aware of it, but in 2014 there was a Google > Summer of Code project on improving the bootsplash: > https://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCode2014/Bootsplash > > It worked well with sc(4), but I don=92t know wether it applies to vt(4= )=85 > > Juan > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" That project was done right before/during the conversion to Vt/NewCons. It is not vt aware :( --=20 Kris Moore iXsystems Enterprise Storage & Servers Driven By Open Source
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