[patch] New splash_txt module - support for ASCII splash(4) boot screens

[jhell]

On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:37, lists@ wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I recently dusted off an old patch I put together years ago which adds
> a new splash_txt decoder module for the splash(4) boot splash screen.
> The module allows you to use a binary-format ASCII drawing (80x25) as
> a boot splash screen rather than the graphical modes offered by
> splash_bmp and splash_pcx. We have been and still are using it, but I
> finally got around to adding the relevant changes to the splash(4) man
> page and putting together some examples for wider testing. If it seems
> of use to others it would be nice if someone would be interested in
> committing it at some stage.
>
> In case the list eats the patch, you can grab a copy of it here:
>
> http://www.mawer.org/freebsd/splash_txt.patch
>
> To give you an idea of what it looks like, here is a screenshot of a
> quick generic FreeBSD splash screen I put together:
>
> http://www.mawer.org/freebsd/splash_txt.png
>
> If you'd like to try it for yourself then the process to build it
> should be something like this:
>
> 1. Download the attached patch
> 2. Create the required folders before applying the patch -- cd
> /usr/src && mkdir sys/modules/splash/txt
> 3. Apply the patch -- patch < splash_txt.patch
> 4. Build the module -- cd sys/modules/splash/txt && make && make install
>
> Once that's completed, you can configure it by adding the following to
> loader.conf:
>
> splash_txt_load="YES"
> bitmap_load="YES"
> bitmap_name="/boot/freebsd.bin"
>
> I have uploaded a sample boot splash screen at
> http://www.mawer.org/freebsd/freebsd.bin . The files can be produced
> using TheDraw and saving in its Binary file format, which consists of
> a sequence of 2 byte pairs. The first byte in a pair is the character
> to draw on the screen, and the second is the colour/display attributes
> to draw the character with.
>
> If anyone else would like to try this out and has any feedback, or if
> someone thinks it may be of interest to integrate into the tree please
> let me know ...
>
> -- Antony
>


If this was a vote I would have to vote YES!

Very cool contribution!

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  jhell