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muaddib7 n00b
Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Athens, Greece
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:30 am Post subject: |
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I want to add myself to the line of posters who have the correct resolution set up but no framebuffer image background.
My kernel is a gentoo 2.6.12-r9 with splashutils 1.1.9.9-r1 and genkernel 3.3.5. The initramfs has to support LVM which it correctly does. The splash init script, when loaded, shows the framebuffer background properly. My grub.conf is
Code: | title=Gentoo Linux (2.6.11-gentoo-r9)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r9 dolvm2 udev root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/main/root video=vesafb:ypan,ywrap,mtrr,1024x768-16@76 spash=silent,fadein,theme:livecd-2005.1 quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
initrd /initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r9 |
I use the vesafb-tng driver. The only thing I am wondering now is the inclusion of the splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz line.
What I am looking at now is whether the splash 'init' line in the init script in the initramfs does not fire up properly.
Any ideas? |
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96140 Retired Dev
Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 1324
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:25 am Post subject: |
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Make sure you have agpgart and vesafb-tng compiled into the kernel, NOT compiled as modules.
Oh, and the "splash=<whatever>" should be part of the kernel line, not its own line. And it should be "splash" not "spash"; check your spelling! |
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rane Retired Dev
Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 306 Location: Warsaw, Poland
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
I talked with few people in GDP and we're willing to republish this guide as part of official Gentoo documentation (it's so popular that it clearly deserves that), but before that i'd like to contact you about few details like your cc-sa license approval and possible fixes suggestions. Your mail seems not working, how can we get contacted? |
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muaddib7 n00b
Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Athens, Greece
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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nightmorph YOU ARE A SAVER
The quote goes: "If it doesn't work, plug it in the outlet"
I feel so dumb I want to create a lexical analyzer for the grub.conf so that I don't do the same mistake again.
Thanks again. |
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96140 Retired Dev
Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 1324
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:11 am Post subject: |
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muaddib7 wrote: | nightmorph YOU ARE A SAVER
The quote goes: "If it doesn't work, plug it in the outlet"
I feel so dumb I want to create a lexical analyzer for the grub.conf so that I don't do the same mistake again.
Thanks again. |
Heheh, you're welcome. |
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martindv Apprentice
Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 171 Location: Argentina
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Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:47 am Post subject: |
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any cue about this?
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Gentoo src # ls
linux linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 pc redhat
Gentoo src # bootsplash_patch /usr/src/linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r10/
* Patching the kernel (branch: 2.6) in /usr/src/linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r10/ ...
Sorry, this kernel version is not supported.
Gentoo src #
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it seems i cant use bootsplash with my kernel _________________ Gentoo Rulez
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muaddib7 n00b
Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Athens, Greece
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Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:41 am Post subject: |
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this version of the kernel has the required patches in it already |
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martindv Apprentice
Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 171 Location: Argentina
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:19 am Post subject: |
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I dont have in my kernel
Code: | Bootsplash configuration --->
[*] Bootup splash screen
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I only have Code: | Support for the framebuffer splash |
when i try to patch it an error appears
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Gentoo linux # ebuild /var/db/pkg/media-gfx/bootsplash-0.6.1-r7/bootsplash-0.6.1-r7.ebuild config
* This ebuild does not have a config function.
Gentoo linux #
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Any Idea? _________________ Gentoo Rulez
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Asus A7V8NX-E-Deluxe
Nvidia Nforce2 chipset
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dreamer_ n00b
Joined: 27 Aug 2003 Posts: 46
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:08 am Post subject: |
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same problem here with the 2.6.12-gentoo-sources-r6. |
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tommy04 n00b
Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 16
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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Same here. Running gentoo-sources-2.6.12-r10. |
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96140 Retired Dev
Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 1324
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:14 am Post subject: |
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Maybe you could try re-syncing and re-emerging with FEATURES="-strict"?
Besides, why would you want bootsplash? gensplash is much easier to get working, IME. |
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martindv Apprentice
Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 171 Location: Argentina
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 1:31 am Post subject: |
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i emerged splashutils instead of bootsplash and i could do it.
try the tutorial at wiki
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash
it worked for me...
good luck _________________ Gentoo Rulez
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h_strickland n00b
Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Posts: 2
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:21 am Post subject: Gentoo Screen resolution |
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The problem i have is getting the screen reslution working correctly when the external monitor is not pluged in.
When i unplug my external monitor and log back into gentoo, the screen goes all funny and i can only see a quarter of the screen. and the rest is blacked out.
I am new to gentoo and i am really worried that it is a major problem.
can anybody help me please |
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homry Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Posts: 146 Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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i did that too and followed the how-to for configuration. but at booting i get following message (before the kernel gets extracted, i think):
Code: | Error: filename must be either absolute pathname or blocklist |
it is something with the initrd. my grub.conf looks like this:
Code: | #
default 0
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timeout 4
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splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.13-r5-framebuffer
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root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0) /kernel-2.6.13-r5-framebuffer root=/dev/hda3 gentoo=nodevfs devfs=nomount video=vesafb:1400x1050-16@60,mtrr,ywrap splash=vebrose,fadein,theme:emergence quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
initrd /boot/fbsplash-emergence-1024x768
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/edit: made 2 stupid mistakes. but now the framebuffer works flawlessly, using the HOW-TO
homry _________________ IBM ThinkPad R51 |
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valkyrite Apprentice
Joined: 19 Sep 2002 Posts: 241
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hey,
I just performed a new install of gentoo linux (on a Dell inspiron 9300 laptop). Everything is cool and working fine.
Framebuffer is working flawlessly (I do not want bootsplash). I still do not have X installed.
My monitor supports the resolution: 1440x900
I am getting a default resolution of 1024x768
I have the following settings:
File: grub.conf
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kernel /boot/bzImage root=/dev/sda3 video=vesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1440x900-16@60
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I have enabled vesafb-tng option in the kernel and had followed the HowTo.
I also have enabled the default mouse (CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_X/Y) of 1440x900 (though this is not an issue).
What should I do to get the 1440x900 resolution in the framebuffer mode.
Thanks for the excellent (and updated) HowTo. |
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bypass n00b
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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hi, first post here, i have the bootsplash working, but i can't get the vesa-tng mode to work, when i boot i use 1024x768-16@85 but it always boots at 60 hz... i have an asus 6600gt, does anyone has this card and a higher refresh rate mode working??
thanks! |
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bd_italy Apprentice
Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 184
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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hi,
i have also a very strange problem with a bootsplash...
i described the problem in this thread:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-505485.html
can anybody please have a look at it and give me some help?
regards from italy
bd_italy |
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audiodef Watchman
Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 6640 Location: The soundosphere
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audiodef Watchman
Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 6640 Location: The soundosphere
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Double Click Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 148
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:56 am Post subject: |
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Is this guide still valid or are there now other ways to deal with this? Sorry about the direct question but have been away from the Gentoo scene for several years. _________________ - To do a certain kind of thing, you have to be a certain kind of person |
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