Re: How are CHRP bootinfo icons formatted?
On 06/03 2023 21:58 Ben Westover wrote:
Another thing I can't figure out is the second bitmap. While it's
possible to just make it the same as the first one, it definitely must
have some function. While the GNU logo doesn't make use of it, the Tux
one does, and the OS X logo is definitely doing something interesting:
Well, you're working on it and I thank you for it. I didn't find the
time or the muse to undust my Macs and start them at this time, so...
The thing with the first and second icon: I now remember that I had an
idea what it could mean, but didn't get around testing it: Could it be
active/inactive, i.e. not selected for boot (first icon) and selected
boot option (second icon)?
Also, if the yaboot people made the Tux and did make use of the second
icon, they must know what it means. Maybe we can get hold of who made
the Tux for the CHRP script...
As for the color palette: In 2018/19 my next step would have been to
look for some old software for the classic Mac OS that supports the Sun
image format (now abandonware), because I read somewhere that it was
this Sun image format that was used for those CHRP boot script icons,
which does make sense when we know that Sun originally made Open Firmware.
Anyway, for me /close/ is better than /not at all/, so I'm thankful!
Linux User #330250
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