Re: [Ltsp-developer] Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Graphical booting

[Jason A. P. <pat...@pc...>]

Jim, maybe we can figure out what Mandrake is doing and "borrow" their 
graphical booting technique?

jam@McQuil.Com wrote:

>Mandar,
>
>Yes, we have used the LPP patch (Linux Progress Patch).
>
>I didn't include that kernel in the latest ltsp_kernel package,
>because that kernel is based on the 2.4.18 kernel sources, and
>there isn't yet an LPP patch available for that kernel.
>
>But, if you can use the ltsp_kernel-3.0.1-i386.tgz kernel package,
>there is a kernel called vmlinuz-2.4.9-ltsp-lpp-5 that will give
>you that graphical boot screen.
>
>Jim McQuillan
>jam@Ltsp.org
>
>
>On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, Mandar Deodhar wrote:
>
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>
>>Has anybody devloped a graphical booting for ltsp clients ??
>>
>>By graphical booting i mean, when i put the boot floppy and clients 
>>boots, insted of seeing all the mesages about searching for dhcp server, 
>>and the  kernel boot up , I see some nice logo with a progress bar below 
>>it and when all initilastion is complete, i am directly onto the X 
>>windows login screen.
>>
>>It's similar to way i see "Windows 98" logo when my windows machine 
>>boots up.
>>
>>I have alreday implemented LTSP in my office. But the booting procedure 
>>and all messages deters new users from trying out the thin client as 
>>they become aware that they are using linux and are skeptical about 
>>using it coz of lack of knowledge and awarness about linux
>>
>>
>>Mandar Deodhar
>>
>>
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Jason A. Pattie
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