Boot Experience for Karmic
Top-level specification for enhancing the whole boot experience in Karmic. Designed as a cross-team initiative. See related blueprints for details of a particular aspect.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- None
- Priority:
- Essential
- Drafter:
- David Barth
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- None
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Proposed for karmic
- Implementation:
-
Implemented
- Milestone target:
-
ubuntu-9.10-beta
- Started by
- David Barth
- Completed by
- Scott James Remnant (Canonical)
Whiteboard
Work items:
Clean up grub (Foundations): DONE
Disable blinking cursor in grub (Foundations): DONE
Disable grub menu (Foundations): DONE
GRUB 2 Reboot Script - to boot into diff. OS (n/a if no os selector) (Foundations): DONE
Design xsplash (Design): DONE
Provide test assets for Karmic testing (Design): DONE
Provide final/approved assets for xsplash (Design): TODO
Implement xplash (DX): DONE
Design OS switcher (Design): DONE
Xsplash desktop curtain (autologin case) (DX): DONE
Xsplash gdm greeter curtain - throbber while logging, especially for login (DX): DONE
create xsplash package: DONE
create MIR for xsplash: DONE
add xsplash to cd: DONE
Implement OS Switcher (as a library) (DX): POSTPONED
Xorg patch for leaving the frame buffer in place (Desktop): TODO (P1)
Disable mouse cursor on x start (Desktop): TODO (P1)
Recommend xinit hook for xsplash (Desktop): DONE
GDM Done Painting Signal (DX): DONE
Desktop Done Painting Signal (Desktop): DONE
GDM Perf (Desktop): TODO (P3)
Designing GDM skinning (Design): DONE
Skinning GDM (DX): TODO (P1)
GDM UI Layout (DX): TODO (P3)
Compiz perf (Desktop): TODO (P3)
Usplash Design (Design): DONE
Implement New Usplash Theme (Design): TODO (P0)
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Work Items
Dependency tree
* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.
