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| 1.\" 2.\" Copyright (c) 1999 3.\" Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> 4.\" All rights reserved. 5.\" 6.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 7.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 8.\" are met: --- 10 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 19.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, 20.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT 21.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, 22.\" DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY 23.\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT 24.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF 25.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 26.\" | 1.\" 2.\" Copyright (c) 1999 3.\" Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> 4.\" All rights reserved. 5.\" 6.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 7.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 8.\" are met: --- 10 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 19.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, 20.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT 21.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, 22.\" DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY 23.\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT 24.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF 25.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 26.\" |
| 27.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man4/splash.4 65009 2000-08-23 08:57:59Z sheldonh $ | 27.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man4/splash.4 65013 2000-08-23 09:05:19Z sheldonh $ |
| 28.\" 29.Dd February 9, 1999 30.Dt SPLASH 4 | 28.\" 29.Dd February 9, 1999 30.Dt SPLASH 4 |
| 31.Os FreeBSD | 31.Os |
| 32.Sh NAME 33.Nm splash | 32.Sh NAME 33.Nm splash |
| 34.Nd 35splash screen / screen saver interface | 34.Nd splash screen / screen saver interface |
| 36.Sh SYNOPSIS 37.Cd "pseudo-device splash" 38.Sh DESCRIPTION 39The 40.Nm 41pseudo device driver adds support for the splash screen and screen 42savers to the kernel. 43This driver is required if the splash bitmap image is to be loaded or 44any screen saver is to be used. | 35.Sh SYNOPSIS 36.Cd "pseudo-device splash" 37.Sh DESCRIPTION 38The 39.Nm 40pseudo device driver adds support for the splash screen and screen 41savers to the kernel. 42This driver is required if the splash bitmap image is to be loaded or 43any screen saver is to be used. |
| 45.Sh SPLASH SCREEN | 44.Ss Splash screen |
| 46You can load and display an arbitrary bitmap image file as a welcome banner 47on the screen when the system is about to start. 48This image will remain on the screen 49during kernel initialization process | 45You can load and display an arbitrary bitmap image file as a welcome banner 46on the screen when the system is about to start. 47This image will remain on the screen 48during kernel initialization process |
| 50until the ``Login'' prompt appears on the screen | 49until the login prompt appears on the screen |
| 51or until a screen saver is loaded and initialized. 52The image will also disappear if you hit any key, 53although this may not work immediately 54if the kernel is still probing devices. 55.Pp 56If you specify the 57.Fl c 58or --- 24 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 83.Pp 84If the standard VGA video mode is used, 85the size of the bitmap must be 320x200 or less. 86If you enable the VESA mode support in the kernel, 87either by statically linking the VESA module or by loading the VESA module 88.Pq see Xr vga 4 , 89you can load bitmaps up to a resolution of 1024x768, depending on the VESA 90BIOS and the amount of video memory on the video card. | 50or until a screen saver is loaded and initialized. 51The image will also disappear if you hit any key, 52although this may not work immediately 53if the kernel is still probing devices. 54.Pp 55If you specify the 56.Fl c 57or --- 24 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 82.Pp 83If the standard VGA video mode is used, 84the size of the bitmap must be 320x200 or less. 85If you enable the VESA mode support in the kernel, 86either by statically linking the VESA module or by loading the VESA module 87.Pq see Xr vga 4 , 88you can load bitmaps up to a resolution of 1024x768, depending on the VESA 89BIOS and the amount of video memory on the video card. |
| 91.Sh SCREEN SAVER | 90.Ss Screen saver |
| 92The screen saver will activate when the system is considered idle: i.e. 93when the user has not typed a key or moved the mouse for a specified period 94of time. 95As the screen saver is an optional module, 96it must be explicitly loaded into memory. 97Currently the following screen saver modules are available: 98.Pp 99.Bl -tag -width splash_module.ko -compact --- 47 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 147.Ar saver 148key by modifying the keymap 149.Pq see Xr kbdcontrol 1 , Xr keymap 5 , 150and assign the 151.Ar saver 152function to a key of your preference. 153.Pp 154The screen saver will not run if the screen is not in text mode. | 91The screen saver will activate when the system is considered idle: i.e. 92when the user has not typed a key or moved the mouse for a specified period 93of time. 94As the screen saver is an optional module, 95it must be explicitly loaded into memory. 96Currently the following screen saver modules are available: 97.Pp 98.Bl -tag -width splash_module.ko -compact --- 47 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 146.Ar saver 147key by modifying the keymap 148.Pq see Xr kbdcontrol 1 , Xr keymap 5 , 149and assign the 150.Ar saver 151function to a key of your preference. 152.Pp 153The screen saver will not run if the screen is not in text mode. |
| 155.Sh SPLASH SCREEN AS A SCREEN SAVER | 154.Ss Splash screen as a screen saver |
| 156If you load a splash image but do not load a screen saver, 157you can continue using the splash module as a screen saver. 158The screen blanking interval can be specified as described in the | 155If you load a splash image but do not load a screen saver, 156you can continue using the splash module as a screen saver. 157The screen blanking interval can be specified as described in the |
| 159.Sx SCREEN SAVER | 158.Sx Screen saver |
| 160section above. 161.\".Sh DRIVER CONFIGURATION 162.Sh FILES 163.Bl -tag -width /modules/splash_xxxx.ko -compact 164.It /boot/defaults/loader.conf 165boot loader configuration defaults 166.It /etc/rc.conf 167system configuration information --- 82 unchanged lines hidden --- | 159section above. 160.\".Sh DRIVER CONFIGURATION 161.Sh FILES 162.Bl -tag -width /modules/splash_xxxx.ko -compact 163.It /boot/defaults/loader.conf 164boot loader configuration defaults 165.It /etc/rc.conf 166system configuration information --- 82 unchanged lines hidden --- |