Re: Graphical Linux Logo on boot

[Alexander <vulture@abac.com>]

Hi...

I used that patch for a while. It messes with extended ASCII characters
pretty badly. And I think it's Intel specific.

Alex

On Thu, 23 Jul 1998 servis@purdue.edu wrote:

> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 10:33:25 -0500 (EST)
> From: servis@purdue.edu
> To: curt@luddite.net
> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Graphical Linux Logo on boot
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> *-Curt E. Spann (23 Jul)
> | Hello,
> |     I am wondering if there is any Linux version of the boot screen like in Win95.  So as linux is booting instead of seeing all that informtion it will be a graphical image of Linux or something. If there isn't one I would like to make one.  Is it even possibly to make it?  Will I have to modify the kernel or what?
> | 
> |                                                         Curt        
> | 
> |                 
> (wrap your lines)
> 
> There are some unsupported kernel patches that draw a penguin on the
> screen while still showing the boot text.
> 
> For 2.0.x series of kernels
> http://www.linuxhq.com/patch/20-p0555.html
> 
> For 2.1.x series of kernels
> http://www.linuxhq.com/patch/21-p0803.html
> http://www.linuxhq.com/patch/21-p0661.html
> http://www.linuxhq.com/patch/21-p0651.html
> 
> -- 
> Brian 
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