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Idea #5062: Integrate the 30 mount scan into the bootsplash screen

bug This idea was marked as implemented the 19 March 08. Available starting Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron.
Written by diablo75 the 18 Mar 08 at 23:51. Category: Look and Feel. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: Implemented
Rationale
Anybody who's booted Ubuntu 30 times knows that by default their hard drive will be scanned for errors. Personally, I think the OS looks a bit worse when this scan happens because of the way it's visually presented; it looks like DOS, and stays that way for the rest of boot until you get to the login screen. Can't we have this progress bar nicely integrated into the splash screen? Maybe even a count down to the next scan, and an easy "postpone scan" button that someone could click on? Anything is an improvement over the current display, which makes the computer look like it nearly crashed (in the eyes of a non-tech).
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This will be available in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron.

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Written by diablo75 the 18 Mar 08 at 23:51.
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forteller wrote on the 19 Mar 08 at 00:25
All of that, except for the countdown, is already done for Hardy Heron (next version of Ubuntu)! :)

jespdj wrote on the 19 Mar 08 at 06:54
This sort-of already exists.

Try this:

1. Install the package 'startupmanager'
2. Go to System / Administration / StartUp-Manager
3. Make sure that "Show text during boot" is checked on the "Boot options" tabsheet

Now, when you reboot, messages will appear on the boot screen, below the logo. When it's time for an automatic disk check, it will also be shown on the boot screen; not with a progress bar, but with a % meter. There is an option to cancel it by pressing Esc.

dee70 wrote on the 19 Mar 08 at 16:02
autofsck does the check on shutdown.

b-no wrote on the 28 Mar 08 at 02:22
Does this work in general or is it just for bloody GNOME-Ubuntu (in other words, does Kubuntu or Xubuntu get this as well?).

Cheers

Alexander wrote on the 30 Mar 08 at 22:48
Ubuntu is the same as Kubuntu, just with a different selection of packages.

Vadim P. wrote on the 9 Apr 08 at 23:39
Afaik it works on all 'buntus - since gnome/kde don't matter at that point.

bochecha wrote on the 15 Apr 08 at 11:43
"Afaik it works on all 'buntus - since gnome/kde don't matter at that point."

Hi!

I'm not part of the Ubuntu community as I use another distro.

This idea (and its fix) is great! Was it reported upstream? Will it be?

I hope to see it on my new Fedora 9. Kudos to the Ubuntu community for making it!

DShepherd wrote on the 28 Apr 08 at 16:51
Can anyone post a screenshot of this?

aelfwyne wrote on the 15 Jul 08 at 03:45
I'm guessing startup manager was not included by default in Hardy for usability reasons?

It was a bit annoying that my ubuntu got branded as edubuntu and I couldn't find the tool to change it back! Now thanks to this thread, I have.


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