http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1149070 Bug ID: 1149070 Summary: Make use of plymouth features while loading the installation images Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Tumbleweed Version: Current Hardware: Other OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation Assignee: yast2-maintainers@suse.de Reporter: hellcp@mailbox.org QA Contact: jsrain@suse.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- To better justify the waiting time while loading the installation system, we could use plymouth to display a progress bar accurately representing the progress, which is displayed in the log when the installer sets itself up. plymouth --help command reveals what commands should be run to show a progressbar: # To change the display to "updates mode" plymouth change-mode --updates # To display a custom message plymouth display-message --text="[TEXT]" # To change the progress status plymouth system-update --progress=[0-100] # etc. The order should most likely be to first display the basic messages (Loading the basic drivers, Starting hardware detection etc.) and then showing the progress for the Loading Installation System steps. Keep in mind, this will work with the splash used as the default in Tumbleweed (bgrt theme), not with the theme currently used in the installation scenario (tribar theme). The themes would need to be swapped, either for the TW default or the spinner theme (this will require further investigation into space constrains). An implementation of this already exists in multiple programs, like: PackageKit https://github.com/hughsie/PackageKit/blob/master/client/pk-offline-update.c fwupd https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/blob/master/src/fu-offline.c This would increase user's understanding of the boot process, and let them know that the installation will load up soon, without entering a less friendly looking console. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.