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paul555 l33t
Joined: 22 Nov 2004 Posts: 612 Location: Greece
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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knue you have just need to add splash to your default runlevel.DO :
Code: | rc-update add splash default |
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knue Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 139
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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kk, thx it works. I have forgotten this |
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capkanada n00b
Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 21 Location: Currently? In your head! :-3
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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Joffer wrote: | I'm sorry to post this, since it's probably solved on one of the 28 pages, but it's just too much to read, so if any of you who have followed the thread could give me a hint/solution....
I've followed the fbsplash howto on gentoo-wiki, and I'm almost there. But justas I boot, I get this error: Code: | Can't open config file /etc/splash/emergence/1024x768.cfg | . The thing is is I am not using 1024x768. I have made everything 1280x1024. I still get this. But another thing is that the file exists, so it's kinda a fucked up mix Why does it ask for the wrong resolution config file, and why can't it find the file that actually exists?
I'm on stable amd64 arch.
Just to have tried the latest... I just installed splashutils 1.1.9.8-r1 ~amd64, but that did not help. Still the same errormsg while booting. (But I get the progressbar though.. after a short while)
Edit: Do I need to recompile my kernel after I install the splashutils? |
I am having a similar problem.
Only thing is... well... I'm using 1024x768, and am getting an error (to this effect)
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Can't open config file /etc/splash/default/1024x768.cfg
Failed to load image (null)
Failed to load image (null)
Failed to get silent splash image. |
Apparently, it thinks that the theme that I am trying to use is called default, and is in the directory default...neither of which is true. Anyone know where or how to change this? It loads properly after a while, but it isn't as quick as it used to be. Its...well... somewhat infuriating, especially after having fbsplash work so perfectly before.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Ah. And my grub.conf in case anyone needs a peek at it to help out.
Code: | default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,5)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-r10
root (hd0,5)
kernel /kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 root=/dev/hda7 video=vesafb:1024x768-32@85 splash=silent,theme=DangerGirl quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
initrd /boot/fbsplash-DangerGirl-1024x768
title=Windows XP SP2
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1 |
Yes, the kernel command (including CONSOLE) is all one line... apparently the code tags like to force word-wrap.
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count_zero Guru
Joined: 17 May 2004 Posts: 460 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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capkanada wrote: | Joffer wrote: | I'm sorry to post this, since it's probably solved on one of the 28 pages, but it's just too much to read, so if any of you who have followed the thread could give me a hint/solution....
I've followed the fbsplash howto on gentoo-wiki, and I'm almost there. But justas I boot, I get this error: Code: | Can't open config file /etc/splash/emergence/1024x768.cfg | . The thing is is I am not using 1024x768. I have made everything 1280x1024. I still get this. But another thing is that the file exists, so it's kinda a fucked up mix Why does it ask for the wrong resolution config file, and why can't it find the file that actually exists?
I'm on stable amd64 arch.
Just to have tried the latest... I just installed splashutils 1.1.9.8-r1 ~amd64, but that did not help. Still the same errormsg while booting. (But I get the progressbar though.. after a short while)
Edit: Do I need to recompile my kernel after I install the splashutils? |
I am having a similar problem.
Only thing is... well... I'm using 1024x768, and am getting an error (to this effect)
Code: |
Can't open config file /etc/splash/default/1024x768.cfg
Failed to load image (null)
Failed to load image (null)
Failed to get silent splash image. |
Apparently, it thinks that the theme that I am trying to use is called default, and is in the directory default...neither of which is true. Anyone know where or how to change this? It loads properly after a while, but it isn't as quick as it used to be. Its...well... somewhat infuriating, especially after having fbsplash work so perfectly before.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Ah. And my grub.conf in case anyone needs a peek at it to help out.
Code: | default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,5)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-r10
root (hd0,5)
kernel /kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 root=/dev/hda7 video=vesafb:1024x768-32@85 splash=silent,theme=DangerGirl quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
initrd /boot/fbsplash-DangerGirl-1024x768
title=Windows XP SP2
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1 |
Yes, the kernel command (including CONSOLE) is all one line... apparently the code tags like to force word-wrap.
[CK@gentoo]# I want my pretties back! |
Your splash portion of the kernel line should be
Code: | splash=silent,theme:DangerGirl |
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ShaneO n00b
Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 8
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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I have no idea if I should post here or in a new thread (where?)
I have tried to convert this bootsplash theme to gensplash using bootsplash2gensplash , however when I try to use the theme I get a kernel panic halfway through my bootup.
Don't have the relevant messages with me now (i'm at work) but I will post them here tonight if someone thinks they could help me?
I really like that bootsplash theme and would like to get it working with gensplash.
Thanks. |
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InfinityX Guru
Joined: 31 Jan 2004 Posts: 385
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Just tried out gensplash for the first time in ages, I love how far it's come (the fade in and progress bars look so slick), just one problem:
http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screen5wh.png
I can't figure out how to change the font colors, as you can see it's unreadable with the bright theme I'm using. I've found a few other threads asking the same question but no solution |
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metalised n00b
Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 14
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:48 pm Post subject: fbslash on amd64 or no /dev/fb0 or cant open config file |
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Hi All,
I've been trying to get the framebuffer + fbsplash stuff working on my amd64 but kept getting errors with the device /dev/fb0 or with config files. After playing around and reading several (very long) posts about fbsplash I have managed - finally - to get it working
Follow the wiki on installing gensplash but when you come to set the grub kernel line I use the following...
kernel /kernel-test root=/dev/hdb5 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr vga=792 splash=verbose,fadein,theme:emergence quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
initrd /fbsplash-emergence-1024x768
Note that it does not use the video=vesafb:1024x768-32@80 line. Instead it sets it using the vga= setting. Note that 792 is 1024x768 at 32bpp. I found the settings for vga= here http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/hardened/selinux/selinux-x86-handbook.xml?part=1&chap=10&style=printable
This is for a manually configured kernel, amd64 3000+ and gainward nVidia ti4200. Software versions...
sys-fs/udev 070-r1
sys-kernel/gentoo-sources 2.6.13-r3
media-gfx/splashutils 1.1.9.8
Whether it would work for other versions/kernels/hardware I'm not sure... but give it a try anyway
HTH
Metalised. |
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ShaneO n00b
Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 8
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:47 am Post subject: |
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The vga= command only works with the original vesafb, and not with the newer(default) vesafb-tng. |
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metalised n00b
Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 14
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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The vesafb-tng driver is not available in the kernel for amd64. If you do a search for vesa in the kernel config it will show...
Code: | Symbol: FB_VESA_TNG [=n]
Prompt: vesafb-tng
Defined at drivers/video/Kconfig:525
Depends on: <choice> && !X86_64
Location:
-> Device Drivers
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note the "!X86_64" which I guess means not amd64.
Once the vesafb-tng driver is available for amd64 I take it that you will then need to specify the size and depth on the kernel line or in the kernel params as per the wiki. |
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paul555 l33t
Joined: 22 Nov 2004 Posts: 612 Location: Greece
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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Yesterday i upgraded to 2.6.15-gentoo-r1 and now i have a strange issue with fbsplash.When i boot after the first messages (before the framebuffer device is intialised) i get first get the standar linux logo until swap is intialised and then i get my theme (livecd 2005.1) but not at 1024x768 resolution as i want.Here is my grub.conf :
Code: | title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.15-r1
root (hd0,1)
kernel /kernel-2.6.15-gentoo-r1 root=/dev/sda7 gentoo=nodevfs video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,pmipal,1024x768-32@85 splash=silent,theme:livecd-2005.1 quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
initrd /initrd-2.6.15-gentoo-r1
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DieselPower Apprentice
Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Posts: 216 Location: TN
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:33 am Post subject: |
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I have a NVidia GeForce4 MX 4000 video card and got gensplash sorta working. But when the gentoo logo comes up it is very ugly. It looks like the colors might be inverted, the "G" is brownish and very grainy. What did I do wrong? The console background and the little bootup "Tux" look great, but that gentoo logo just stinks. Also I have never been able to get grub splash images working, they just put untold garbage on the screen? |
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sashomasho n00b
Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 10
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:13 am Post subject: ~amd64 console garbage problem |
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hi all,
untill yesterday i even didn't know about the fbsplash but I have accidently boot from the minimum-install-2005.1 cd and I can say that I was impressed... so the battle began - on my ~x86 company laptop everything went ok and in an hour I already had a livecd2005-1 theme running and impressing.
But on my home ~amd64 the things got complicated, at the end i came to a partial solution:
1st: genkernel --oldconfig --no-clean --gensplash=emergence --gensplash-res=1280x1024 all
i didn't have a success with any other theme - so no livecd-2005.1for me, not a big deal
2nd: vim /boot/grub/grub.conf
Code: | title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.15-gentoo-r4
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.15-gentoo-r4 real_root=/dev/hda5 vga=0x31a splash=verbose,fadein,theme:emergence CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 quiet
#kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.15-gentoo-r4 real_root=/dev/hda5
video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,1280x1024-16@75 splash=verbose,fadein,theme:emergence CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 quiet
initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.15-gentoo-r4 |
The first kernel line works and 0x31a stands for 1280x1024, but it's 60Hz only, and I can't figure how to change this by pointing 75Hz here...
When i change to the second( commented ) kernel line nothing happens, the kernel silently boots in text mode...
I can live the 60Hz boot but the real problem is that after starting of X (with nvidia driver) all consoles get screwd up - there is an ugly purple-ala-286-broken-color-montor pattern and it stays on all my consoles(althoug X is ok) untill the computer is restarted... I also tried with vga=0x317 (1024x768) but there was a blank screen(no pattern), so i want to ask - is there anyone with working amd64(no vesa-tng for us), booting at 1280x1024 (75Hz preffered ) with usable and good looking consoles? If so, please share some expierence.
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peka l33t
Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 773 Location: Płońsk, Poland
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
I just havn't got a clue what's wrong...
Here's GRUB conf:
Code: | title Gentoo GNU/Linux 2.6.15-gentoo-r1
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel-2.6.15-gentoo-r1 root=/dev/hde8 video=vesafb-tng:1152x864-24@100,ywrap,pmipal,mtrr:3 splash=silent, theme:livecd-2006.0 CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
initrd /fbsplash-LiveCD-2006.0-1024x768 |
Believe me I've tried a number of kernel line config variations
Here's some dmesg:
Code: | przemek@genio ~ $ dmesg | grep theme
Kernel command line: root=/dev/hde8 video=vesafb-tng:1152x864-24@100,ywrap,pmipal,mtrr:3 splash=silent, theme:livecd-2006.0 CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
Unknown boot option `theme:livecd-2006.0': ignoring
fbsplash: console 0 using theme 'default'
fbsplash: console 0 using theme 'default'
fbsplash: console 1 using theme 'default'
fbsplash: console 2 using theme 'default'
fbsplash: console 3 using theme 'default'
fbsplash: console 4 using theme 'default'
fbsplash: console 5 using theme 'default'
fbsplash: console 6 using theme 'default'
fbsplash: console 7 using theme 'default'
fbsplash: console 8 using theme 'default'
fbsplash: console 9 using theme 'default'
fbsplash: console 10 using theme 'default' |
ctnd.
Code: | vesafb: NVIDIA Corporation, nv43 Board - p216h1 , Chip Rev (OEM: NVIDIA)
vesafb: VBE version: 3.0
vesafb: VBIOS/hardware supports DDC2 transfers
vesafb: monitor limits: vf = 160 Hz, hf = 96 kHz, clk = 200 MHz
vesafb: scrolling: redraw
Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48
fbsplash: console 0 using theme 'default'
vesafb: framebuffer at 0xe0000000, mapped to 0xf8880000, using 24576k, total 131072k |
Splash dir:
Code: | przemek@genio ~ $ ls -la /etc/splash/
razem 84
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 mar 21 00:41 .
drwxr-xr-x 61 root root 4096 mar 23 00:20 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 mar 20 23:42 default -> /etc/splash/livecd-2006.0
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 mar 19 13:44 livecd-2006.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 66372 mar 19 13:40 luxisri.ttf |
I would gueas gensplash has some problems (I fail to see) kinking in and falls back to default theme.
Help! Anyone? _________________ p3k4
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AlphaHeX n00b
Joined: 17 Jan 2005 Posts: 60 Location: Warsaw, Poland
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:38 am Post subject: |
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I think that it can be as simple as additional space which you have between semicolon and theme:live-cd-2006
Code: | splash=silent, theme:livecd-2006.0 CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 |
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peka l33t
Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 773 Location: Płońsk, Poland
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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... nope... not this..
... at least not only this...
Getting rid of this space took care about errot message saying about unknown kernel option theme:
But I had a wrong vesafb-tng mode specified in kernel i.e. 1152x864-32@100. I've changed it and now it works.
BTW::How do I check which vesa-tng modes are supported by my card? _________________ p3k4
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huh_dude Apprentice
Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 166 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 9:54 am Post subject: |
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From the wiki HowTo it looks like #emerge splashutils sets a default theme in the kernel when it is installed, observe the following and draw your own conclusions:
extract from http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash#Fbsplash
From section:
"Alternative Method: Compiling initramfs directly into the kernel"
Code: |
First, delete the present initramfs image:
#rm -iv /usr/src/linux/usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz (at a guess, it's emergence in here)
Next, you'll have to create a new initramfs image containing the pictures, configs and the userspace helper (adjust resolution and theme - emergence in the example - to your needs).
#splash_geninitramfs -g /usr/src/linux/usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz -v -r 1024x768 <themename_here>
You have to touch initramfs image to make sure it will be compiled into your new kernel:
#touch /usr/src/linux/usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz
And then recompile your kernel.
Choosing a theme:
If you wish to see a theme without booting you can use splash_manager:
# splash_manager --theme=emergence --cmd=set --tty=1
This will change the theme on tty1 to emergence. You can choose any theme in /etc/splash that matches your current resolution. Now to see the theme go to tty1 by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 |
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Thegreatone n00b
Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 36
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 7:31 am Post subject: |
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Is there a way for showing more then an image during the boot?
Thanks
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paul.marsh n00b
Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 35 Location: Sydney
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:30 am Post subject: |
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Hello everyone,
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash#Kernel_Options says:
Quote: | Note that for kernel versions from 2.6.13 onwards you *must* specify the mtrr mode: eg "mtrr:2". |
I am using kernel 'linux-2.6.15-gentoo-r8'
Is this number pulled out of thin air? Can someone tell me how is it determined??? |
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Magneto n00b
Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 31
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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InfinityX wrote: | Just tried out gensplash for the first time in ages, I love how far it's come (the fade in and progress bars look so slick), just one problem:
http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screen5wh.png
I can't figure out how to change the font colors, as you can see it's unreadable with the bright theme I'm using. I've found a few other threads asking the same question but no solution |
I haven't seen this answered anywhere and was looking myself
Code: |
setterm -foreground green -store |
change green to black yellow(looks orange on my console) etc
run setterm by itself to see all the color and other options |
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Magneto n00b
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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paul.marsh wrote: | Hello everyone,
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash#Kernel_Options says:
Quote: | Note that for kernel versions from 2.6.13 onwards you *must* specify the mtrr mode: eg "mtrr:2". |
I am using kernel 'linux-2.6.15-gentoo-r8'
Is this number pulled out of thin air? Can someone tell me how is it determined??? |
For me its BS - im using the radeonfb built in to the kernel and set no mtrr setting in grub and have no problem with my 1400x1050-32@60 fb setting. It has no effect for me or none that I see. |
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paul.marsh n00b
Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 35 Location: Sydney
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Eh, ok then I will just mess with my settings and see what happens - cheers. |
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oliver Apprentice
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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for me, gensplash is working as it should except that I don't see the text saying "Booting the system, press F2 for verbose" (or the other messages on shutdown etc. F2 does work, I just don't see the text (i.e. I see the actual boot messages, just not the text telling what to press to get it.)
I uncommented the appropriate lines out of /etc/conf.d/splash but it makes no difference. Any idea what drives that text? |
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cemysce n00b
Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 4
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:27 am Post subject: |
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oliver wrote: | for me, gensplash is working as it should except that I don't see the text saying "Booting the system, press F2 for verbose" (or the other messages on shutdown etc. F2 does work, I just don't see the text (i.e. I see the actual boot messages, just not the text telling what to press to get it.)
I uncommented the appropriate lines out of /etc/conf.d/splash but it makes no difference. Any idea what drives that text? |
I have this exact same problem. I am using the livecd-2006.0 theme and I have compared all of the theme files (in the /etc/splash/livecd-2006.0 directory) to those on the 2006.0 livecd -- they are the same. I also have compared /etc/conf.d/splash and /etc/init.d/splash to those on the livecd -- again the same. I found that the (re)boot/shutdown messages come from the /etc/init.d/splash script, but they are just not coming up. And I also uncommented the message overrides in /etc/conf.d/splash and still nothing. The F2 key works perfectly fine, though, for switching between silent and verbose modes.
oliver's recent post of this issue is the only one I have seen, leading me to believe that something got broken in one of the packages, probably splashutils (just speculating), but the odd thing is that the files I have compared are the same. I am not aware of any other scripts or config files that fbsplash/gensplash uses.
I really would like to get this fixed as the livecd-2006.0 theme has no graphical progress indication, just the text percentage printed out with the boot message.
Oh, and in case it matters, I am using AMD64 and as such I am using vesafb, not vesafb-tng. |
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oliver Apprentice
Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 170
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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cemysce wrote: |
oliver's recent post of this issue is the only one I have seen, leading me to believe that something got broken in one of the packages, probably splashutils (just speculating), but the odd thing is that the files I have compared are the same. I am not aware of any other scripts or config files that fbsplash/gensplash uses.
I really would like to get this fixed as the livecd-2006.0 theme has no graphical progress indication, just the text percentage printed out with the boot message.
Oh, and in case it matters, I am using AMD64 and as such I am using vesafb, not vesafb-tng. |
Interesting - I'm using intelfb and the gentoo theme so between us we have a lot of different things covered... maybe it's time to go ~x86 for me on splashutils |
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cemysce n00b
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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I, too, will try the ~amd64 masked version, then regenerate the initrd image. Hopefully that will fix it, but I looked through the splashtools changelog and I didn't see anything relevant to this issue. |
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