The Ubuntu community has contributed 15328 ideas, 75068 comments, 1387413 votes
Idea
#10210: Make Bootloader on Ubuntu look better
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Written by Amarsingh0793 the 23 Jun 08 at 17:02.
Category: Look and Feel.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
Ubuntu needs a really nice looking bootloader by default. Take the Mandriva and OpenSUSE bootloaders for example, they look great! It gives the user the impression before booting that they will be using a great OS (user-friendly wise at least). The bootloader used now looks extremely boring and needs a touch up!
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Primož Papič wrote on the 23 Jun 08 at 18:30
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This is a dupe. But I have no energy for finding it...
Maybe later.
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flip wrote on the 23 Jun 08 at 18:47
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search first, post after.
see ideia #21
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Eldmannen wrote on the 23 Jun 08 at 19:49
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Nobody wants to see the bootloader before they boot the operating system.
They just want it to boot as fast as possible so they can start using the computer.
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Amarsingh0793 wrote on the 23 Jun 08 at 20:05
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The thing where you can check if the topic already exists or not is messed up. Sorry ppl!
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Steeley wrote on the 23 Jun 08 at 20:56
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"Nobody wants to see the bootloader before they boot the operating system."
That makes absolutely no sense. The bootloader appears before the OS has started in order for you to choose which OS to load...
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Stinger wrote on the 23 Jun 08 at 21:21
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Besides the 15 duplicates, this has also been on the roadmap for a long time-- "slickboot."
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Eldmannen wrote on the 23 Jun 08 at 21:23
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Steeley,
Not mine. Mine boot Ubuntu straight away, just the way I like it.
I want it fast and reliable. Not slow and unreliable.
I think that making it graphical would just make it slow, bloated and unreliable.
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chezifresh wrote on the 23 Jun 08 at 22:31
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Well if you only have 1 OS and 1 kernel then the bootloader is useless. Most people have several kernels and many others dual boot, so the boot loader is a must. I agree that it should look better, it would be nice if it had a similar look and feel Ubuntu progress loader (the technical names escapes me) and the GDM/KDM.
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_sebastian_ wrote on the 23 Jun 08 at 22:55
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@Arnaudus have u put them in as dupes?
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Auzy wrote on the 24 Jun 08 at 00:30
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If you vote for grub2, it has a lot more capabilities in the looks department.
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fazillatheef wrote on the 24 Jun 08 at 04:04
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there should be very good transition between bootloader,usplash,gdm and finally the desktop..that gives a more impression for a new person seeing the os for the first time.
Whats happenning right now is bull !@#$ ... either make it full text based and the desktop will be the only graphical thing...so this would make it good looking for people who want speed... or make it streamlined by using consistent graphics and this can have option to show whats happening...And remove the number of hicups that happen during booting..
right now the condition is like this...some text then some graphics then lot of text...then for some time the screen will go black then again some graphics then a glitch ..then brown screen..then panel comes ...then panel goes... then blink ..then some notifications on the wrong side..then that disappears..finally the desktop.. this should be refined because this can scare new comers...
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Arnaudus wrote on the 24 Jun 08 at 08:27
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@_sebastian_ : Yes I indicated one dupe (I guess its enough to connect all of them) but the duplicate system seems to be a bit sick, because nothing is reported in the "Report duplicate" section --but I can't re-enter the first dupe (21). Strange...
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Craig73 wrote on the 25 Jun 08 at 21:48
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@Amarsingh0793 "Take the Mandriva and OpenSUSE bootloaders..."
I haven't looked at these packages but I assume they OpenSource? Slap the Ubuntu logo and colours on and lets go :-)
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fordplay wrote on the 26 Jun 08 at 09:10
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Can we please include the release name and number in the boot screen, and login screen?
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