On Thursday, January 3, 2019 2:46:47 PM EST Ben Cotton wrote: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/FlickerFreeBoot > > == Summary == > Make Fedora Workstation boot graphically smooth, without the display > briefly turning off and without any abrupt graphical transitions. > > == Owner == > * Name: [[User:jwrdegoede| Hans de Goede]] > * Email: hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx > > == Detailed Description == > A lot of work to make flickerfree boot possible has already been done, > see [[Changes/HiddenGrubMenu|the Hidden Grub Menu change page]] and > [https://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/19224.html this blog post]. This > change is about getting the final bits in place, this consists of 2 > parts: > > Part 1 is to enable the i915 drivers fastboot behavior by default in > coordination with the i915 upstream developers and the Fedora kernel > team. > > Part 2 is [https://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/19673.html a new > plymouth theme] which incorporates the firmware's bootsplash image for > a smooth transition from the firmware bootsplash to plymouth. This new > theme is being created with input from the Fedora and GNOME design > inputs. Specifically it will follow > [https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/BootProgress these GNOME design Boot > Progress mockups]. > > [https://fedorapeople.org/~jwrdegoede/flickerfree-videos/workstation-bgrt-lo > go.webm Here] and > [https://fedorapeople.org/~jwrdegoede/flickerfree-videos/laptop-diskcrypt-b > grt-logo.webm here] are some videos showing a flicker free boot with an > early > version of the plymouth theme and > [https://fedorapeople.org/~jwrdegoede/diskunlock-adwaita-dark-hansg-dell.png > here] is a screenshot of the diskunlock dialog in a newer version of the > theme. Please keep in mind this is still a work in progress. > > == Benefit to Fedora == > A smooth boot process will make Fedora look better, more professional > and polished and will lead to a better end-user experience. > > == Scope == > * Proposal owners: > # Work with i915 upstream and Fedora kernel team to > # Finish new plymouth theme and add it to the Fedora plymouth package > # Add the Fedora logo watermark used in the theme to fedora-logos > (copy existing fedora-gdm-logo.png to where plymouth looks for the > watermark image) > * Other developers: N/A > * Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/issue/8024] > ** List of deliverables: all > * Policies and guidelines: The policies and guidelines do not need to > be updated. > * Trademark approval: Not needed for this Change. > > == Upgrade/compatibility impact == > The plan is to move users who are using the default charge plymouth > theme automatically over to the new theme. Users who have selected a > different plymouth theme themselves will keep their selection. > > == How To Test == > # Take a machine with i915 graphics (amd/nvidia graphics will still > see the monitor turn off briefly for now) > # Do a fresh install of Fedora Workstation, replacing any other OS on > the machine (so single boot not multiboot) > # Reboot, check that the monitor stays on at all time and that all > graphics transitions until gdm is shown are smooth > > == User Experience == > Single OS Workstation installs boot moothly using a new modern theme > all the way into the graphical login manager (gdm). > > == Dependencies == > None > > == Contingency Plan == > * Contingency mechanism: > # If enabling i915 fastboot by default is causing regressions, disable it > again # If the new plymouth theme is broken, revert back to the old charge > theme * Contingency deadline: Beta Freeze > * Blocks release? No > * Blocks product? Workstation > > == Documentation == > See [https://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/19673.html my blog post on this]. > > -- > Ben Cotton > Fedora Program Manager > TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx This doesn't seem to be inclusive of any other desktop environment than GNOME. -- John M. Harris, Jr. <johnmh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Splentity https://splentity.com/
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