Device Mod Continued - Flashator / Boot Update

Added

• Added Flashator 3000

  • New laptop application for downloading and flashing OS images
  • Supports ISO selection
  • Shows download progress
  • Shows flashing progress
  • Detects real USB drives connected to the laptop

• Added real USB flashing

  • Flashator now writes boot files directly to the connected USB drive
  • Created bootable USB file structure:
    • installOS.xex
    • USB.info
    • sources/setup.dat
    • drivers/generic driver.drv
    • license/license.txt

• Added bootable USB detection

  • The laptop can now detect if an attached USB contains bootable OS data
  • Bootable USBs appear in the new boot loader

• Added Kristihack's Boot Loader

  • Appears during restart / power on
  • Shows installed OS
  • Shows bootable USB OS when available
  • Supports keyboard navigation with arrow keys
  • Press Enter to boot selected device
  • Automatically boots the default installed OS after 5 seconds

• Added OS boot screen

  • Displays the OS currently booting
  • Added animated loading spinner
  • Boot time is randomized for a more realistic feel

• Added power options to the taskbar

  • New power button in the system tray
  • Added Restart
  • Added Power Off
  • Added Power On screen when the laptop is powered off
  • Restart and shutdown now ask for confirmation
  • Restarting and shutting down now show loading screens

• Added Settings option

  • New Boot Menu toggle in Settings
  • Allows enabling or disabling the boot menu on startup/restart

Changed

• Closing the laptop GUI or pressing ESC no longer acts like shutting down

  • The laptop stays in its current state
  • Power state is now controlled through the taskbar power menu

• Improved Flashator 3000 UI

  • Cleaner layout
  • Better USB status display
  • Better boot/flash status messages

• Improved taskbar layout

  • Added power icon from the existing GUI texture sheet
  • Power options now fit better into the darker tray area

Fixed

• Fixed Flashator showing fake USB devices

  • It now uses the actual USB drive inserted into the laptop

• Fixed Flashator allowing flashing without a USB drive

• Fixed bootable USB data not being written to the drive

• Fixed several UI overlap issues in Flashator 3000

• Fixed web wallpaper behaviour

  • Saved web wallpapers are still loaded
  • But they should no longer force themselves as the active wallpaper after reopening the laptop

Notes

This update is the first step toward custom operating systems inside the laptop.
Flashator 3000 can already create bootable USB drives, and the new boot loader can detect them.

Future updates may add:

• Real OS installer screens
• Custom MineDOS environment
• More boot options
• BIOS / overclocking utility