28.07.2013 13:35, KP Kirchdoerfer пишет: > Hi Andrew; > > Am 27.07.2013 21:37, schrieb Andrew: >> 27.07.2013 22:31, KP Kirchdoerfer пишет: >>> Am 27.07.2013 20:21, schrieb Andrew: >>>> Main question is compatibility with VGA-less systems. AFAIK grub 0.97 >>>> has some troubles with graphical splash on systems w/o VGA adapter. >>> Any idea how to test in a virtual environment? >>> I ran qemu qith option -curses and it worked, but I think more is needed. >> IMHO it's simplier to run image on some old PC. Or even on ALIX w/o VGA. >> Also ALIX should show in console what's really happens on boot. > It should be a lot easier than I thought yesterday. > We already have the variants "vga" and "serial" when building images and > different syslinux.cfg files. > So the vga variant for syslinux.cfg/isoliunx.cfg can be modified to > start a graphical bootmenu, while the serial ones can stay as-is, or > updated to a text based menu. > > The drawback will be the addition of unnecessesary jpg and vesamenu.c32 > (sums up to 200kb) for the serial variants. > In any case, syslinux-vga image with graphic screen should be tested without vga card. And, if troubles were notified, they should be mentioned in wiki at least.
>>>> If no troubles will be noticed - IMHO 1-2 seconds splash screen delay >>>> isn't a showstopper. >>> I think about 3-5sec so the user has some time to press any key. >>> We'll win a second or two, if we add the kernel option "quiet" - I did >>> for 4.0, but forgot for 5.0 :( >>> >>> >>> kp >>> >> 3-5 seconds - I'm not sure that it's actually needed, at least - on >> default syslinux image (CD may have bigger delay). Any keypress stops >> timer. IMHO 2 seconds for syslinux will be enough. > You're faster than I am :) > > kp > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics > Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics > Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. > Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > > _______________________________________________ > leaf-devel mailing list > leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
