Hello everyone,
I would like to suggest a small visual improvement to the FreeBSD boot process, particularly for desktop users.
I'm currently running FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE with KDE Plasma, NVIDIA graphics and UEFI boot.
During startup, FreeBSD displays the boot logo initially, but then switches to a text console showing system initialization messages before reaching the graphical login screen.
Would it be possible for FreeBSD to display its logo throughout the entire boot process, until the desktop login manager appears?
Ideally, users could choose between two modes:
1. Graphical boot: Display the FreeBSD logo throughout startup.
2. Verbose boot: Display the traditional console messages for troubleshooting.
It would also be useful to have a keyboard shortcut to switch between these modes during startup.
I understand that the console output is extremely valuable for diagnosing boot problems, and I am not suggesting removing it.
I simply think an optional persistent boot splash would make FreeBSD feel more polished as a desktop operating system.
FreeBSD has been an excellent desktop experience for me, and I believe this would be a nice improvement.
What do you think? Is anything like this being considered for future FreeBSD releases?
I would like to suggest a small visual improvement to the FreeBSD boot process, particularly for desktop users.
I'm currently running FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE with KDE Plasma, NVIDIA graphics and UEFI boot.
During startup, FreeBSD displays the boot logo initially, but then switches to a text console showing system initialization messages before reaching the graphical login screen.
Would it be possible for FreeBSD to display its logo throughout the entire boot process, until the desktop login manager appears?
Ideally, users could choose between two modes:
1. Graphical boot: Display the FreeBSD logo throughout startup.
2. Verbose boot: Display the traditional console messages for troubleshooting.
It would also be useful to have a keyboard shortcut to switch between these modes during startup.
I understand that the console output is extremely valuable for diagnosing boot problems, and I am not suggesting removing it.
I simply think an optional persistent boot splash would make FreeBSD feel more polished as a desktop operating system.
FreeBSD has been an excellent desktop experience for me, and I believe this would be a nice improvement.
What do you think? Is anything like this being considered for future FreeBSD releases?