I haven't seen 8.0 yet, but my SuSE 7.2 has a nice graphical boot. They must have something similar in their most recent offering which we could use. There are probably similar approaches used in all the major distros nowadays. We could take our pick...
Jason Jason A. Pattie wrote: > Mandrake 8.2 is using 2.4.18, IIRC. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Mandar, >> >> Yes, we have used the LPP patch (Linux Progress Patch). >> >> I didn't include that kernel in the latest ltsp_kernel package, >> because that kernel is based on the 2.4.18 kernel sources, and >> there isn't yet an LPP patch available for that kernel. >> >> But, if you can use the ltsp_kernel-3.0.1-i386.tgz kernel package, >> there is a kernel called vmlinuz-2.4.9-ltsp-lpp-5 that will give >> you that graphical boot screen. >> >> Jim McQuillan >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, Mandar Deodhar wrote: >> >> >> >>> Has anybody devloped a graphical booting for ltsp clients ?? >>> >>> By graphical booting i mean, when i put the boot floppy and clients >>> boots, insted of seeing all the mesages about searching for dhcp >>> server, and the kernel boot up , I see some nice logo with a >>> progress bar below it and when all initilastion is complete, i am >>> directly onto the X windows login screen. >>> >>> It's similar to way i see "Windows 98" logo when my windows machine >>> boots up. >>> >>> I have alreday implemented LTSP in my office. But the booting >>> procedure and all messages deters new users from trying out the thin >>> client as they become aware that they are using linux and are >>> skeptical about using it coz of lack of knowledge and awarness about >>> linux >>> >>> >>> Mandar Deodhar ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Two, two, TWO treats in one. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
