The Ubuntu community has contributed 12357 ideas, 58479 comments, 1187050 votes
Idea
#7237: Do not use Black Screen screensaver during installation
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Written by webhamster the 18 Apr 08 at 20:05.
Category: Installation.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
I think it is very confusing that during installation, the screen suddenly becomes black. It would be much better if there would be at least a simple image, so that the screen does not look like the computer just crashed.
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Madsrh wrote on the 18 Apr 08 at 22:12
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You're right - very confusing! It seems like a simple task to add another screen saver.
It would be great if it was something that would brand Ubuntu, like the flying Windows logo for MS - just anything using the Ubuntu logo would do.
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steve196 wrote on the 18 Apr 08 at 23:14
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In addition a black screen does not save energy on an LCD monitor.
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glibik wrote on the 18 Apr 08 at 23:30
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Maybe this idea could be used to partly implement idea 7247.
Whether it is or not; Vote = +1
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johno wrote on the 19 Apr 08 at 08:37
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Or otherwise, possibly the screen saver should be inhibited during installation.
Even after an install, with LCD monitors now the norm a blank screen screensaver is of dubious value - you might as well switch the display to standby and turn the backlight off instead. Having blank screen screensaver can confuse people between it and the powersave modes. Having some sort of image reminds people that the monitor is still fully on and using power.
However it does need to be a low-computation screensaver. The opengl and graphically intensive ones can easily draw 10W to 20W extra from the supply when they are running.
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StefanHamminga wrote on the 19 Apr 08 at 09:37
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My vote is for a very simple RSS reader screensaver, with a big "% remaining" in some corner of the screen.
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sf_007 wrote on the 19 Apr 08 at 16:08
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yes, a black screen while installing does not make much sense, maybe just a screensaver with ubuntu logo floating around or something, so the user knows the PC has not crashed...
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Ubuwu wrote on the 19 Apr 08 at 17:00
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Just inhibit the screensaver, like for example movie players do.
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kiersie wrote on the 22 Apr 08 at 18:53
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A presentation about ubuntu maybee?
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webhamster wrote on the 22 Apr 08 at 20:01
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Good idea, but it should incorporate a progress bar and some big text saying "Ubuntu is being installed".
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ToSsMaStR wrote on the 24 Apr 08 at 13:31
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1+ yeah this acually got me, thinking my pc crashed, so I sat there waiting... a logo or anything would be nice
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jespdj wrote on the 25 Apr 08 at 14:33
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The screensaver should be disabled during installation.
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larryfroot wrote on the 1 May 08 at 23:51
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Very good idea. It can be really unnerving - not the best first experience of ubuntu for some.
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Madsrh wrote on the 12 May 08 at 11:53
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I'm wondering why this idea isn't already marked as "Implemented". It seems very easy for the developers to either disable the screensaver or change it into a floating Ubuntu logo or something like that.
I really like the presentation idea mentioned earlier - I think there's already a team working on that!
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mprince wrote on the 13 May 08 at 08:40
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The screensaver should be disabled during installation
(((+1)))))))))))))
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hubert wrote on the 24 May 08 at 15:48
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Disabling the screen saver during install is acceptable. However I would prefer to see a progress bar with Ubuntu log saying the software is being loaded.
A little ad in the bottom saying what's NEW in the version being installed would also be nice.
Thanks
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php-zbatev wrote on the 4 Jun 08 at 10:46
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my first post, first time ubuntu user... how do you disable the screen saver during installation. =)
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maxim99 wrote on the 26 Aug 08 at 17:03
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I vote for having something displayed, but not disabled. No one wants to accidentally burn in a Ubuntu desktop on their CRT.
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