On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 23:33, Jaybrata Bhattacharyya wrote: > there is no reason why linux can not have a graphics viewer working > in vesa mode. these tools can be used outside any GUI i.e. in text > mode.
you mean a picture-viewing program for the console? check out 'fbi' on freshmeat. works pretty well for me. > all of you also know that during > boot up in vesa mode a small picture of tux is visible on the top-left > of the screen. who shows this? kernel or init? the code for that logo is in the kernel, and i think it's a kernel fuction. after all, init's only job is to start and stop services appropriate for each level. that logo is surely not a service. > PS. indra(da?>27) i sent you some links which claims to provide > linux cds at throwaway price and asked for your comment. > but yet to get any response. so i am giving them again here > now for everyone on the list. > > http://www.linuxplaza.org (Mumbai) > http://www.lincds.com (Bangalore) > http://lincdz.2ya.com (Pondicherry) > http://www22.brinkster.com/linuxcdrom/index.htm (North India) nice, but why do we need them? rajib can usually download for us anything we want. i'm sure that's quicker than packages arriving from another part of the country. - t. -- cogito, ergo es. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
