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ckwall
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Joined: 31 May 2002
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 Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:04 pm Post subject: How to get new version of Grub to display "Splash Scree |
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Download into /boot ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub/grub-0.92.tar.gz
| Code: | #tar zxvf grub-0.92.tar.gz
#cd grub-0.92 |
Download into /boot/grub http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/mail-archives/lfs-support/2002/09/att-0084/01-grub-0.92-vga-nodeprecated.patch.bz2
| Code: | #patch -p1 < 01-grub-0.92-vga-nodeprecated.patch
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This will update the grub files with the patch
next:
| Code: | #./configure
#make
#make install |
rather than editing the MakeFile I chose to do the following:
| Code: | #cd /usr/local/share/grub
#mv i386 /boot/grub |
now you need to make a grub.conf file in boot/grub
| Code: | #cd /boot/grub
#nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf |
a sample of what you would include here is:
| Code: | default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=My example Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/bzImage root=/dev/hda3
#Below is for setup using hardware RAID
title=My Gentoo Linux on RAID
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/bzImage root=/dev/ataraid/discX/partY
# Below needed only for people who dual-boot
title=Windows NT Workstation
root (hd0,5)
chainloader +1 |
once you have saved that file, we need to set grub up to run the boot loader:
| Code: | #grub
GRUB version 0.92 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
[ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
completions of a device/filename. ]
grub> root (hd0,0) ****replace with the correct info for your setup****
grub> setup (hd0)
grub>quit |
now just enter | Code: | | ln -sf /boot/grub/grub.conf /boot/grub/menu.lst |
you will have to put a splash image somewhere and map it from within your grub.conf
Then you should be good to go.
I am sure the is an easier way, and probably a more correct way to do this, but this is how if figured it out. So if someone out there wants to correct me on this feel free. That is what linux is all about. Learning how to do things and sharing it with others. |
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phong
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Joined: 16 Jul 2002
Posts: 778
Location: Michigan - 15 & Ryan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Moving from Other Things Gentoo to Documentation, Tips & Tricks.
EDIT: As comments below indicate, this seems fixed. Moved back to OTG. 2004.DEC --pjp
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Uranus
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Joined: 07 May 2002
Posts: 438
Location: Portugal, Braga
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| Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| pardon my ignorance, but isn't this the "normal" picture that shows up on a default (for those who followed the manual that is) gentoo install? |
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Carlos
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Joined: 07 Aug 2002
Posts: 458
Location: Providence, RI
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| Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2003 3:11 am Post subject: |
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| Uranus wrote: | | pardon my ignorance, but isn't this the "normal" picture that shows up on a default (for those who followed the manual that is) gentoo install? |
Well, look at the date; I think this tip has been superceded by an update to the ebuild. 'Course, here I am responding to a month-old thread...
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