And what if I need to boot into single user mode? On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Devin Teske <dte...@vicor.com> wrote:
> Hi fellow hackers, > > I'm designing an open-sourced replacement boot-loader for FreeBSD. I feel > that the existing options in the boot-loader menu today can be whittled down > significantly with a stateful menu system rather than a single-action item > menu system. > > In designing the new menu, I'd like to get your opinions. From old: > > FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE: twitpic.com/4e485w > > to new: > > Replacement Boot-Loader: twitpic.com/4e46ol > > NOTE: The final release will have a single-user mode option. > > The new menu allows for more flexibility as selecting options 2 ("Boot > Verbose") or 3 ("ACPI Support") independently toggles the status, updates > the menu item, and redisplays the menu -- ever-waiting until the user > ultimately presses ENTER, "1", or escapes to the prompt and types "boot". > Thus, one could potentially launch single-user mode with verbosity on and > ACPI disabled (if one so desired). > > In addition, I really tried to capture the essence of the new logo (spent > months off-and-on using different conversion programs with different > inputs). In the end, I found text-image.com produced the best result. I > used the official freebsd.org/logo.html Standard Logo (black and white), > cropped (to 122x123) and converted to jpeg with white background. I used an > "Image Width" of 45 in their "Convert into ASCII" program available here: > text-image.com/convert/ascii.html > > I would be distributing this as an installable package (perhaps in the > ports tree if it gains popularity). > -- > Cheers, > Devin Teske > > > -> LEGAL DISCLAIMER <- > This message contains confidential and proprietary information > of the sender, and is intended only for the person(s) to whom it > is addressed. Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by any > other person is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > message in error, please notify the e-mail sender immediately, > and delete the original message without making a copy. > > -> FUN STUFF <- > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version 3.12 > GAT/CS/B/CC/E/IT/MC/M/MU/P/S/TW d+(++) s: a- C+++@$ UB++++$ P++++@$ L++++$ > E- > W+++ N? o? K? w@ O M++$ V- PS+>++ PE@ Y+ PGP-> t(+) 5? X(+) R(-) tv+ b+>++ > DI+ > D+(++) G++ e>++++ h r+++ z+++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > http://www.geekcode.com/ > > -> END TRANSMISSION <- > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"