Hi Tim, On 28/07/2016 23:30, Tim Harvey wrote:
>> >> This is done on several boards, but I would ask if this is strictly >> required. You can already display a bmp on the screen, and it is a more >> flexible way as linked the image with U-Boot. Do you really need >> CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO ? >> >> Best regards, >> Stefano Babic >> > > Stefano, > > I think your talking about: > > #define CONFIG_CMD_BMP > - Adds support for displaying raw bmp images. > #define CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN_ALIGN > - If this option is set the splash image (or bmp logo) > can be freely positioned > on the screen. Environment variable "splashpos" > specifies the position as > "x,y". If a positive number is given it is used as > number of pixel from > left/top. If a negative number is given it is used as > number of pixel from > right/bottom. You can also specify 'm' as x and/or y > to center the image. > > While this method of a splash-screen is indeed very flexible it has > the downside of bringing up the splash a little later. This is absolutely true. What I like about it is the strict distinction between code (U-Boot) and data (the bitmap). > The other > downside is that you have to either load it from the filesystem (which > creates an even longer delay) or stick it in a raw partition which > means changing an already established partitioning scheme. Right, this is also correct. > > Is it generally frowned upon to add hard-coded logo's as I've done > and/or is there a move to replace hard-coded logos with loadable ones? > It appears there are 16 of them in tools/logos I know, I have just asked if the 17th could be avoided... > although most appear to > be imx6 or other fsl based boards. Right - I do not block patches asking for logo, but I try at least once to convince to use another method. IMHO there should be at least a way to add an out-of-tree logo, using a variable for instance. I never liked to add binary blob to the tree. Anyway, gw_ventana will be the 17th board with logo :-) Best regards, Stefano Babic -- ===================================================================== DENX Software Engineering GmbH, Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: +49-8142-66989-53 Fax: +49-8142-66989-80 Email: sba...@denx.de ===================================================================== _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
