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Written by Oscar Pradilla the 15 Jun 08 at 06:54.
Category: Look and Feel.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
Make grub interface graphical instead of text, it's nicer than the monochromatic horrible text right now.
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Eldmannen wrote on the 15 Jun 08 at 12:36
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Reliability over pretty.
Speed over pretty.
Minimalism over pretty.
Bootloader should not be seen or heard, just do its thing as quick as possible.
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vexorian wrote on the 15 Jun 08 at 13:25
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Using graphics would just add a new failure bottleneck,
It is possible to keep it in text mode yet still make it prettier. Just add a background pic...
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Auzy wrote on the 15 Jun 08 at 14:03
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At this point of time, we shouldn't be touching Grub1 at all. Its legacy.
Grub2, if completed is one of those amazing cutting edge technologies we could have in our arsenal that pushes Linux far ahead of other OS's in the bootloader department (another technology which did so in the path is Compiz, which Apple could implement, but wont, because they like to force their customers to upgrade for small graphical changes) .
Because it supports scripting, I'd imagine you could implement it into the splashtop linux bios, so that Ubuntu doesn't need to install a bootloader at all on any HDD's on compatible computers. And, by design, its got less points of failure, and wont die when you make small changes to your harddisk/storage configuration
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Tree MendUs wrote on the 18 Jun 08 at 09:56
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Reliability over pretty.
Speed over pretty.
Minimalism over pretty.
I agree with this,
but also add ...
after that
make it beauti-ful (for those that want).
Especially if they want to do it - let them.
Once beauti-ful has got the same level of reliability, speed, and minimalism, then just about everybody would be happy.
Bootloader comes in handy if you want to boot to more than one operating system, or more than one kernel (especially if testing). Graphical interface helps ease the tedium of reading long lists.
I "need" to see the Grub bootloader for at least a few seconds (so I can intercept it if needed).
I would enjoy seeing more if it looked nicer (but I like reliable).
A good example of a graphical bootloader is/was XOSL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XOSL
Your idea is good.
And it is good to see that it is coming in Grub 2.
Hopefully that will be an (option) presented during installation, and easy to upgrade to.
Thank you.
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