Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:24:36 +0200 From: martinko <gamato@users.sf.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CFT: Graphics support for /boot/loader Message-ID: <gvv034$qu8$1@ger.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <49923B2F.2080804@mawer.org> References: <200902100908.n1A989IJ034744@lurza.secnetix.de> <49923B2F.2080804@mawer.org>
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Antony Mawer wrote: > Do you know if it would be hard to modify splash(4) to supports 640x480 > 4-bit images? At the moment, according to the man page: > > "If the standard VGA video mode is used, the size of the bitmap must > be 320x200 or less." > > I would find a 640x480 image with a custom 16 colour palette and > appropriate dithering much more attractive than the current 320x200 but > with 256 colours offering (ignoring VESA, which seems to have varied > levels of support). > > At the moment, a 640x480 4-bit image is just gives me a blank screen > unless I load the VESA module (and on a VESA capable machine) also VESA is unsupported on amd64 :-/ and even with VESA splash(4) limits images to 1024x768 :-(
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