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Re: An option for bootsplash.



"Mathieu Stumpf" <psychoslave@gmail.com> writes:

> Hello!
>
> There is something which is really missing to debian, to my mind: a
> default boot splash. I understand that not all materials support boot
> splash, and that debian aims to be "the universal OS". But it's
> exactly why it need this kind of thing: most people like a beautiful
> splashscreen when they boot their computer.
>
> So, would it be possible to add a checkbox "install a bootsplash",
> when the hardware support it, on the screen where the user can also
> chose "laptop", "desktop", "webserver" and things like that?
>
> Realy, I think debian is great, and there is just a few missing to
> make it ready for a large public. Why should it be ugly? It's like the
> official website, but that's another subject.

There're some problems with some architectures with it. Besides,
there's no "official theme" yet for neither usplash or splashy.

I doubt it can be done for Etch but I do like to have it done for
Etch+1. :-D

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