This is great. I will use this. I'll look into doing the work to make the
resolution more flexible. It may not be that hard.
Carlos C. Tapang
http://www.genericwindows.com
>A splash screen module has been added to 3.0-CURRENT.
>
>>yokota 1999/01/10 19:34:56 PST
>>
>> Modified files:
>> sys/modules Makefile
>> Added files:
>> sys/modules/splash Makefile Makefile.inc
>> sys/modules/splash/bmp Makefile splash_bmp.c
>> Log:
>[...]
>
>This version has rather limited capabilities, but should be a good
>start... Well, sort of.
>
>It can handle W*ndows 256 color BMP file. (Other color depth probably
>won't work.) The size of the image must be 320x200 or less. Too
>restricted? Yes :-)
>
>(Is anyone interested in enhancing this, or writing new modules to
>load other image file formats?)
>
>In order to see splash image when your kernel loads, do the following:
>
>Make sure the following line is added to your kernel configuration
>file and rebuild a new kernel.
>
> pseudo-device splash
>
>Copy your favorite W*ndows BMP file to somewhere the boot loader can
>see. I used "Powered by FreeBSD" logo by Brian Tao for testing :-)
>
>When the boot loader starts, load kernel, splash image file and
>the splash image decoder module as follows.
>
> load kernel
> load -t splash_image_data _your_BMP_file_
> load splash_bmp
> boot
>
>("-t splash_image_data" is extremely important as the the decoder will
>look for this tag for the bitmap data.)
>
>Then you should see the image on your screen as soon as the kernel
>loads.
>
>Note that if you specify -c or -v options to the boot command, the
>splash image won't appear. (But is loaded and can be used as a screen
>saver later; see below.)
>
>Note also that the splash screen won't be available if you use pcvt
>driver. You must be using syscons. Sorry.
>
>The splash screen will go away if you hit any key (this may not work
>immediately if the kernel is still probing devices), or you load a
>screen saver.
>
>If you load the splash image decoder module but don't load a screen
>saver, you can continue using the splash module as a screen saver.
>Specify timeout value by running vidcontrol.
>
> vidcontrol -t timeout
>
>Then, the splash screen image will come back after the specified time.
>
>(You cannot use the regular screen saver as a splash screen, though.)
>
>Kazu
>
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Kittle