Title: frame buffer messages
Subject: splashutils print text on frame buffer
#
# start the fbsplash daemon
# communicate with it using splash_comm_send() from splash-functions.sh,
# directing it to update the progress bar and the system message.
#
# I read  /usr/share/doc/splashutils/daemon
#checkout splash_comm_send in /sbin/splash-functions.sh
#
#######################################
   #Load functions
   . /sbin/splash-functions.sh
   splash_setup

   # Start the splash daemon
   BOOT_MSG="$(splash_get_boot_message)" ${spl_daemon} --theme="${SPLASH_THEME}" --pidfile="${spl_pidfile}" --type=${ttype} ${options}

   # Set the silent TTY and boot message
   splash_comm_send "set tty silent ${SPLASH_TTY}"

   splash_comm_send "set mode silent"  # prints: Booting the system 0%
   splash_comm_send "repaint"

   # try to stop mouse from messing up screen (this doesn't work)
   splash_comm_send "set gpm"
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   
   #-----------------------------------------#
   #  0 of 8
   let progress=65535*0                     
   text="(0%)   Starting Install... Please wait..."
   splash_comm_send "progress $progress"   
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   splash_comm_send "set message $text"
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   #-----------------------------------------#
   #  1 of 8
   let progress=$(((65535*1)/8))
   text="($(((100*1)/8))%)  Deleting partitions..."   
   splash_comm_send "progress $progress"   
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   splash_comm_send "set message $text"
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   #-----------------------------------------#
   #  2 of 8
   let progress=$(((65535*2)/8))
   text="($(((100*2)/8))%)  Creating paritions..."
   splash_comm_send "progress $progress"   
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   splash_comm_send "set message $text"
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   #-----------------------------------------#
   #  3 of 8
   let progress=$(((65535*3)/8))
   text="($(((100*3)/8))%)  Creating Mount Points..."
   splash_comm_send "progress $progress"   
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   splash_comm_send "set message $text"
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   #-----------------------------------------#
   #  4 of 8
   let progress=$(((65535*4)/8))
   text="($(((100*4)/8))%)  Writing OS to Flash..."
   splash_comm_send "progress $progress"   
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   splash_comm_send "set message $text"
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   #-----------------------------------------#
   #  5 of 8
   let progress=$(((65535*5)/8))
   text="($(((100*5)/8))%)  Writing App to Flash..."
   splash_comm_send "progress $progress"   
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   splash_comm_send "set message $text"
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   #-----------------------------------------#
   #  6 of 8
   let progress=$(((65535*6)/8))
   text="($(((100*6)/8))%)  Installing Boot Loader..."
   splash_comm_send "progress $progress"   
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   splash_comm_send "set message $text"
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   #-----------------------------------------#
   #  7 of 8
   let progress=$(((65535*7)/8))
   text="($(((100*7)/8))%)  Unmounting System Flash..."
   splash_comm_send "progress $progress"   
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   splash_comm_send "set message $text"
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   #-----------------------------------------#
   #  8 of 8
   let progress=$(((65535*8)/8))
   text="($(((100*8)/8))%) Installation Complete..."
   splash_comm_send "progress $progress"   
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   splash_comm_send "set message $text"
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   #-----------------------------------------#
   #  EXIT
   splash_comm_send "set effects fadeout"
   splash_comm_send "repaint"
   splash_comm_send "exit"
   #-----------------------------------------#