Why does Freebsd only support bmp and pcx splash screen images?

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justinnoor

Why does FreeBSD only support BMP and PCX splash screen images? For example, a transparent PNG image would look pretty cool with the boot loader output running behind it!
 
There is actually splash working with vt(4) now. There is a default beastie graphic built-in but with super low rez.
I couldn't get it to work with my own graphic. I tried pcx too. Rez at 320x240

/boot/loader.conf
Code: 
boot_mute="YES"
beastie_disable="YES"
autoboot_delay=0
#splash_bmp_load="YES"
#bitmap_load="YES"
#bitmap_name="/boot/freebsd.bmp"
 
It is the "Power to Serve" beastie graphic in one color. Just like the logo at the top of this webpage but low rez and jagged.
 
Phishfry said:
Just like the logo at the top of this webpage but low rez and jagged.
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I don't think I've seen that low resolution since my C-64 days ;)

drhowarddrfine said:
Because FreeBSD is a professional operating system.
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I get what you're saying but showing the company's logo during boot does show a certain level of professionalism. Even if it's just cosmetic.

I always liked the functionality but I would agree there are more pressing issues to resolve with vt(4) (like switching back/forth between X and console).
 
SirDice said:
I get what you're saying but showing the company's logo during boot does show a certain level of professionalism. Even if it's just cosmetic.
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I agree.

justinnoor, you can always change your /etc/motd that appears after you login if it's customization you crave:

Code: 
FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE-p11 (GENERIC) #0: Thu Jun 21 03:46:08 UTC 2018

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                          /(          )\
                          \\ \\___   / /
                          /- _  `-/  ' !
                          (/\\/ \\ \\   /
                          / /   | `    \
                          O O   ) /    |
                         `-^--'`<     '
                        (_.)  _  )   /
                         `.___/`    /
                           `-----' /
              <----.     __ / __   \\
              <----|====O)))==) \\) /====
              <----'    `--' `.__,' \\
                            |        |
                            \\       /
                      ______( (_  / \\______
                    ,'  ,-----'   |        \\
                    `--{__________)        \\/
 
Trihexagonal said:
justinnoor[/user], you can always change your /etc/motd that appears after you login if it's customization you crave
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Awesome, thanks. I’ll try that. Actually I wanted to see the boot loader output through a transparent image just for eye candy! I know, total waste of time!
 
SirDice said:
showing the company's logo during boot does show a certain level of professionalism. Even if it's just cosmetic.
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Agreed. Splash screens show professionalism even if they offer nothing in terms of functionality. However, it’s nice that they’re optional on Freebsd, and not forced on users. Also agreed that there are probably more pressing issues to deal with!
 
justinnoor said:
Agreed. Splash screens show professionalism even if they offer nothing in terms of functionality. They should also be optional, not forced on users. Also agreed that there are probably more pressing issues to deal with :)
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It is optional - just add beastie_disable="YES" to /boot/loader.conf
 
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