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Subject: Re: splash_bmp (Feature request)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alexander Polakov" <polachok@narod.ru>
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Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 11:59 AM
Subject: splash_bmp (Feature request)


> Why splash_bmp kernel module cannot be used to show images not only in 
> boot time, but later, on running system? I don't think it will be a big 
> rewrite, but an interesting feature.

It does.
One of the console screen savers displays the boot splash and gradually 
fades it to black.

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