Message from bsd-splash-changer-060211:
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To use the port you need to perform the following steps:
1) Place your image files into /usr/local/share/bsd-splash-changer.
2) Add the following to /etc/rc.conf[.local] to enable it:
splash_changer_enable="YES"
3) Enable the boot splash screen as described in splash(4) and set the
following in /boot/loader.conf[.local]:
bitmap_name="/boot/splash"
Also, be careful if you already have a file "/boot/splash" because it will be
replaced when the script is executed.
Images at the boot menu can be displayed only in frame buffer. If the system is BIOS, it must support Vesa BIOS Extension (VBE) ( VT(vbefb): ). UEFI firmware does support frame buffer ( VT(efifb): ):... how to change this FreeBSD logo that I see as soon as it boots :
dmesg | grep 'VT('
. mv daemon.png /boot/images
.# cd /boot/lua
# cp gfx-orb.lua gfx-daemon.lua
# sed -i '' 's/freebsd-logo-rev.png/daemon.png/' gfx-daemon.lua
loader_logo="daemon"
Post-install message https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/bsd-splash-changer#messageYou can also change the boot aesthetic with sysutils/bsd-splash-changer. I couldn't get it to work.
3) Enable the boot splash screen as described in splash(4) and set the
following in /boot/loader.conf[.local]:
No support for splash(4).
Images at the boot menu can be displayed only in frame buffer. If the system is BIOS, it must support Vesa BIOS Extension (VBE) ( VT(vbefb): ). UEFI firmware does support frame buffer ( VT(efifb): ):dmesg | grep 'VT('
.
From the opening post #1, save beastie in browser on local system, i.e daemon.png,mv daemon.png /boot/images
.
Code:# cd /boot/lua # cp gfx-orb.lua gfx-daemon.lua # sed -i '' 's/freebsd-logo-rev.png/daemon.png/' gfx-daemon.lua
/etc/loader.conf
Reboot system.Code:loader_logo="daemon"
Image of a EFI VirtualBox VM.
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Images at the boot menu can be displayed only in frame buffer. If the system is BIOS, it must support Vesa BIOS Extension (VBE) ( VT(vbefb): ). UEFI firmware does support frame buffer ( VT(efifb): ):dmesg | grep 'VT('
.
From the opening post #1, save beastie in browser on local system, i.e daemon.png,mv daemon.png /boot/images
.
Code:# cd /boot/lua # cp gfx-orb.lua gfx-daemon.lua # sed -i '' 's/freebsd-logo-rev.png/daemon.png/' gfx-daemon.lua
/boot/loader.conf
Reboot system.Code:loader_logo="daemon"
Image of a EFI VirtualBox VM.
View attachment 14470
Yes that works, well ... but not completely.
It definitely works for the png file of the beastie as provided by Freebsd. But for other png files it is a bit hit and miss.
I have tried various of my own png files, but they do not work, and the logo reverts to the text logo. I have also tried various png files that I downloaded from the internet. It seems to work with some transparent pngs. I have not worked out the criteria of what works and what does not.
Here are three pngs that do work and you can have next to the boot menu:
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can you add one image of Beastie with which it works great ?