Startup Sequence

This page documents the startup sequence design, as detailed in trac ticket #1543.

Initialization of every boot

These graphics are drawn by open firmware. (needs work: trac #534)

Step 1: off

Step 2: static XO man

Linux boot happens here with screen frozen by DCON.

Activation sequence

Skipped when activation lease is already valid. (complete)

These simple graphics are drawn by Linux initrd directly onto the framebuffer.

Step 3a: Lease found on SD card

Step 3b: Activation failed.

(Activation failed graphics are either locks or question marks, depending on the cause of the failure; see discussion in closed trac bug #1328.)

Loading animation

Occurs on every boot. (These frames can be edited on an XO to try out alternate sequences. See Tweaking the boot animation for details.)

(smoother version is trac #3299)

Step 11 frame 00: "Clock" animation

Step 11 frame 01: "Clock" animation

Step 11 frame 02: "Clock" animation

Step 11 frame 10: "Clock" animation

Step 11 frame 20: "Clock" animation

Step 11 frame 22: "Clock" animation

Step 11 frame 24: "Clock" animation

Step 11 frame 25: "Clock" animation

Step 11 frame 26: "Clock" animation

Step 12: Sugar started.

First boot setup sequence

Assign names, colors, photo. Skipped once performed the first time. Drawn by X. Some transition is needed before step 4, since init/X/python startup takes a significant amount of time. Use the same graphics as the "loading animation" but with generic XO colors? (trac #3300)

(name selection: doesn't match design, trac #3296)

Step 4: Entering "first" name

Step 5: Entering "last" name

Step 6: Selecting the "next" button

(color selection: needs work, trac #2336)

Step 7: Color selection?

Step 8: Color selection?

(photo selection: needs work, trac #3297)

Step 9: Taking photo?

Step 10: Done?

Shutdown animation

See trac #692

Discussion

• Open Firmware currently displays some diagnostic information about boot sources. These icons are missing from Step 2 (and subsequent steps?).
• Linux userland startup happens between activation and first boot setup; this needs some sort of animation. trac #3300
• Clock animation, if not done in X, will need to freeze between steps 11 and 12.

Related trac bugs

• 1543 - First boot user experience
• 534 - Initial OFW screen needs to match design
• 2336 - First boot color chooser
• 1328 - Need separate indication of stolen laptop during activation.
• 692 - Shutdown design
• 3295 - Pretty boot by default
• 3296 - Name entry does not match first boot spec
• 3297 - We don't take a photo at first boot
• 3299 - Dynamic "loading" animation for boot
• 3300 - Need transitions around first boot name/color/photo chooser.