https://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216
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Hi again... just a thought: anyone who is probably going to be able to deal
with issues that involve getting dumped at a shell will probably be able to
handle the concept of rebooting and selecting the "nofb" LILO option. Not
idea, perhaps, but IMO, it is perhaps more ideal that the current
alternative.
Another idea: is there anyway for the system to disable bootsplash during
boot? If there was, perhaps you could make it so that it would kill
bootsplash after a certain amount of time... (i.e. if the system isn't done
booting in 5 minutes, remove the bootsplash). Just some thoughts.
Whatever the casese on that, the proposed screen I mentioned originally
is still somewhate of a "best of both worlds" solution. The newest
desktop-focused distros, Xandros and LindowsOS, both use the Linux
Progress Patch (IIRC), meaning if something goes wrong, the screen won't
even say so! Ouch. The 5-line limitation isn't great, but it is somewhat of a
compromise between userfriendliness and utilitarian requirements.
Thanks,
Tim
PS: I reopened the bug since I wasn't sure if this response would go to the
maintainers if I left it "resolved later." I apologize for any inconvenience this
may cause.
-Tim
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Hi,
I would like to suggest that you consider a default bootsplash theme with
dramatically less text messages on display and more emphasis on the
MDK logo and/or a welcome message (in the same way the boot process
of other modern OSes do not focus on text messages). The URL shows
the 800x600 version of a replacement bootsplash I designed. I am
currently using it and it shows 5 lines of text at a time at the bottom (in the
lighter area).
If you'd like the other sizes, the original GIMP XCF file, or the theme data
for bootsplash, let me know. I'd be happy to place this under the GPL or
another FSF approved license that would meet Mandrake's needs, if you
would like to use it.
I believe this looks much less "scary" to new users, and overall looks
nicer for anyone. While this still doesn't look quite as friendly as Aurora
did, I think it does combine a good combination of form and function (so to
speak).
Also, I'd like to suggest that a bootsplash be used on the bootup for
DrakX. That would get everything off to a better start, I think.
Keep up the good work.
Best,
Tim
