Bootsplash
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Bootsplash is a term for a graphical representation of the boot process of the operating system.
Bootsplash can be a simple visualisation of the scrolling boot messages in the console, but it can also present graphics or some combinations of both.
Unlike splash screens, bootsplash is not necessarily designed for marketing purposes, but can be to enhance the experience of the user as eye candy, or provide the user with messages (with an added advantage of color coding facility) to diagnose the state of the system.
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[edit] Windows boot screen
All versions of Microsoft Windows feature a boot screen, which is loaded during the startup process. With extra, third-party utilities, it is possible to replace the default Windows boot screen with custom images, text, and/or animations. In Windows Vista, it is also possible to replace the default boot screen with the alternative "Aurora" boot screen (which does not feature graphical animation)[1] or a scrolling text information about files being loaded.
In Windows 7, the change of the boot screen, although possible through third-party utilities, is extremely risky and may cause the system to be unable to boot. Also the hidden "Aurora" bootscreen was removed.
[edit] Linux boot screens
- Bootsplash – the first and original implementation of a Linux kernel bootsplash, superseded by Splashy[2]
- Splashy – a graphical boot process designed to replace the aging Bootsplash program
- usplash – former bootsplash program used by Ubuntu
- XSplash – new splash program used by Ubuntu starting from 9.10
- Plymouth (software) – the new graphical boot process for Fedora, replacing the aging Red Hat Graphical Boot
[edit] See also
- Splash screen – an image that appears while a computer program is loading
[edit] References
- ^ HowTo - Enable Vista's hidden "Aurora" bootscreen
- ^ Bootsplash Web Page "Welcome to the graphical world of Linux". BootSplash.org. Core Systems. 26 July 2007. http://www.bootsplash.org Bootsplash Web Page. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
[edit] Further reading
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Please expand this article. Some suggested sources are given hereafter. More information might be found in a section of the talk page. (May 2011) |
- Tyler, Chris (30 May 2007). "Wednesday Why: rhgb - Graphical Boot Screen". Fedora Daily Package. http://dailypackage.fedorabook.com/index.php?/archives/65-Wednesday-Why-rhgb-Graphical-Boot-Screen.html. Retrieved 30 May 2011. - RHGB: The bootsplash program used by Red Hat distributions
- Splashy[dead link]
- "USplash". Ubuntu Documentation. Ubuntu Foundation. 27 November 2009. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USplash. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- "Better Startup Experience (Graphical Boot Sequence)". Fedora Project Wiki. Red Hat, Inc. 16 June 2009. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BetterStartup. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- "Change XP Boot Screen". Jake Ludington's Digital Lifestyle. Ludington Media West, LLC. http://jakeludington.com/windows_xp/20060219_change_xp_boot_screen.html. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- "How to Enable the Hidden Aurora Boot Screen in Vista". vistax64.com. Designer Media Ltd. 1 May 2007. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/60405-boot-screen.html. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- James, Scott (2 September 2009). "Making a splash". Scott James Remnant. http://www.netsplit.com/2009/09/02/making-a-splash/. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
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