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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] [QEMU] Add BIOS splash image
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On 12/16/08, Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@bull.net> wrote:
> This patch adds to qemu the function needed to display a splash image under
>  BIOS control through the firmware control device.
>
>  It adds a "-splash" option allowing to specify the picture file name (a .PNG)
>  to display. You can enable/disable a fade in, fade out and the bootmenu. The
>  time to display the image can be also given (in seconds).

Nice. But shouldn't this be more generic, I think we want to use this
on OpenBIOS/Sparc (or PPC) too?