[Solved] UEFI boot logo not displayed

phil_r · Last edited by phil_r on Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:39 am; edited 1 time in total

Hi guys. This counts as a "first world cosmetic problem"...

If I boot my machine with Fedora, I see the logo of the motherboard model on the screen as the OS is loading. Same thing with Suse Tumbleweed - motherboard logo on screen with a "Tumbleweed" graphic at the bottom of the screen.
Booting Gentoo, I just have a black screen up until SDDM starts.

I use rEFInd as the boot manager with calls the kernel directly (EFI stub) - no Grub is installed. Using systemd as the init.

I did wonder if I need to install Plymouth but I'm not sure that's the issue, plus I've had issues trying to get Plymouth to work in the past.

Anyone have any ideas on how Gentoo can boot with the logo on screen instead of just blackness?

Thanks!
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alamahant · Advocate Joined: 23 Mar 2019 Posts: 3879

I think you are referring to the POST stage.
This is when the logo appears.
This is also when you can press F2 or other to interrupt the boot process and enter the bios.
When the kernel is loaded you are NOT supposed to see any log other than the dmseg and init messages.
There are some exceptions for example centos where sometimes you see a row of TUXes on the top of the screen.
There is a kernel config flag

phil_r · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:22 pm Post subject:

Yes, I'm aware of the Tux logo (one per CPU core). Also yes it's the logo that appears during POST.

My question is, if Fedora and Suse can keep that logo on screen while booting, what do I need to do to have Gentoo do the same?
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alamahant · Advocate Joined: 23 Mar 2019 Posts: 3879

Maybe use plymouth?
and grub.......?
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-689963-start-0.html
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phil_r · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:41 pm Post subject:

indeed.

Tried that, doesn't make a difference - which I'm quite happy about because I neither want nor need Grub on my system. rEFInd does a far better job with a lot less hassle.

I see you made some edits to your previous posts - I want to clarify - this is NOT about getting Tux on screen. I've done that for years. I'm talking about the manufacturer's logo for the motherboard as a splash screen while the OS is booting. If other OS's can do it by default, there has to be way to get Gentoo to do it.
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GDH-gentoo · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:22 pm Post subject:

Apparently it's done with Plymouth and one of its themes (the "bgrt" one?). It's not clear for me if the bootloader has to cooperate as well, and if rEFInd is able to cooperate in that case.

phil_r · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:37 am Post subject: [Solved]