[UPDATE] New Boot-Loader Menu -- version 1.3

[Devin Teske]

Hey all,

Proud to bring you version 1.3 which completes the followup suggestions made by Olivier Smedts (use autoboot_delay instead of loader_menu_timeout and change dc_seconds to loader_delay) and a couple other minor enhancements/fixes.

I think that brings everything up to speed with the phenomenal feedback provided so far. Really, thank you all very much.

Get your update at http://druidbsd.sf.net/ or http://druidbsd.sourceforge.net/download/loader_menu-1.3.tgz

Here's a dump of the latest pkg-descr (the pertinent parts that have changed are highlighted above and one additional paragraph added to the end about loader_delay):

loader_menu is a modern boot loader for the FreeBSD Operating System.

The following options can be added to loader.conf(5) to customize the behavior
and/or appearance of the boot menu/process:

autoboot_delay="N"

	Timeout in seconds (N) until the menu aborts, causing the system to
	autoboot with the displayed options. Default is 10 seconds. Pressing
	any key during the duration will cancel the timeout.

	You can use values as high as you like, however due to limited screen
	real-estate (at a mere 24 rows x 80 columns for compatibility reasons)
	the counter will simply display "9 seconds" while counting down
	internally. Once the final countdown is upon you, the numbers will
	finally start to move. A future version could overcome this limitation.

loader_menu_timeout_x="N"
loader_menu_timeout_y="N"

	Column (x) and row (y) placement of the menu timeout count-down text.
	Defaults are 4 (x) and 23 (y).

loader_color="YES"

	Enables the use of color in the boot menu. Not all devices support the
	display of ANSI color codes, and so the default is to not use them.

loader_logo="..."

	Selects which FreeBSD logo to display. Valid values are "beastie",
	"beastiebw", "fbsdbw", "orb", or "orbbw". An invalid value (such as
	"none") will disable the display of any logo. The logo is displayed to
	the right of the dynamic menu.

loader_logo_x="N"
loader_logo_y="N"

	Column (x) and row (y) placement of FreeBSD" mascot placed to the right
	of the dynamic menu. Defaults are 46 (x) and 4 (y).

loader_brand="..."

	Selects the BSD brand to display. Valid values are "fbsd" (displays
	"FreeBSD") and "dbsd" (displays "DruidBSD"). An invalid value (such as
	"none") will disable the display of any brand. The brand is displayed
	above the dynamic menu. The default is "fbsd".

loader_brand_x="N"
loader_brand_y="N"

	Column (x) and row (y) placement of the brand text ("FreeBSD") placed
	above the dynamic menu. Defaults are 2 (x) and 1 (y).

loader_password="..."

	Sets a password (up to 16 characters long) that is required to be
	entered before the system is allowed to boot. Default is to not ask
	for a password if unset or NULL.

loader_version="..."

	Overrides the display of the loader's built-in version. Displays the
	text at the bottom-right edge of the screen (underneath beastie). The
	version text is right-justified when displayed.

	The current default is to not display any text. However, as-of
	RELENG_9, there may be plans to modify loader(8) to export this
	variable for display during the boot process, displaying the version
	of boot-loader for trouble-shooting purposes.

loader_version_x="N"
loader_version_y="N"

	Column (x) and row (y) placement of the loader's built-in version at
	the bottom-right edge of the screen. Defaults are 80 (x) and 24 (y).
	The version text is right-justified with the text ending at (x,y).

loader_delay="N"

	By default, loader_menu introduces a 2-second delay before launching
	the menu for improved debugging abilities. This option customizes the
	duration (setting it to zero disables the delay). However, it is worth
	noting that pressing ENTER anytime during the delay will preempt the
	duration, launching the menu immediately upon keypress.

	During this delay, a string of dots is displayed. The user can press
	Ctrl-C or Esc on the keyboard to prevent the loading of the dynamic
	menu system. After pressing either of these keys, the loader will drop
	to the usual autoboot sequence (counting down autoboot_delay seconds
	until booting the loaded kernel). During the autoboot sequence, any key
	pressed except for ENTER will allow escaping to the loader prompt.



WWW: http://druidbsd.sourceforge.net/

-- 
Cheers,
Devin Teske


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