Gentoo Framebuffer, Bootsplash & Grubsplash - SUPPORT

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Cheesepie · Post by **Cheesepie** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:49 pm

is there any way to get bootsplash/framebuffer working through opengl?
(radeonfb/ati m 9000)

Sorry if this has been answered before, this thread is so damn huge...

blendmaster · Post by **blendmaster** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:56 am

i have bootsplash running now using the bootsplash guide. i use the 2.6.7-r11 gentoo-dev-sources. when i boot, it gets into the default gentoo bootsplash. the only problem is that its not lined up with the screen. i adjust it while its booting and its fine. but then when xorg starts (with gdm), xorg is not aligned. i can align either the consoles or xorg but not both at once. this was not an issue before i got bootsplash. also, kind of off topic, i notice that grub's background screen is only 640x480. is there any way to get it the same resolution as bootsplash (1280x1024)?

my grub.conf

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default 0

timeout 5

splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.7-r11 with framebuffer and bootsplash
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel-2.6.7-gentoo-r11 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x31A splash=silent
initrd=/boot/initrd-1280x1024

title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.7-r11 with framebuffer
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel-2.6.7-gentoo-r11 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x31A splash=silent
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.7-r11
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel-2.6.7-gentoo-r11 root=/dev/hda3

Grilo · Post by **Grilo** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 2:44 pm

hello i'm trying to patch the new 2.6.8-mm sources and when i ran teh patch i got a few errors but then it said it worked now when i try to run make on my new kernel it fails at the bootsplash.o....

it errors in function splash_prepare. and complains about fb_set_cmap

any ideas?

Thanks.

ps to patch i ran bootsplash_patch

Sanjiyan · Post by **Sanjiyan** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:05 am

Hi I have emerged the new 2004.2 bootsplash and they look nice...

I have it showing the new 2004.2 bootsplash at the pc is booting, but just as it jumps to the login screen, it reverts to the older 2004.1 bootsplash, any ideas on how I can tell it to stick to the newer 2004.2 one?

mr.twemlow · Post by **mr.twemlow** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:17 pm

Did you change the what the default bootsplash is, either by changing the default link in /etc/bootsplash or (if /etc/conf.d/bootsplash doesn't say 'default' as the default) by changing the default specified in /etc/conf.d/bootsplash?

Sanjiyan · Post by **Sanjiyan** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:39 pm

mr.twemlow wrote:Did you change the what the default bootsplash is, either by changing the default link in /etc/bootsplash or (if /etc/conf.d/bootsplash doesn't say 'default' as the default) by changing the default specified in /etc/conf.d/bootsplash?

Thanks that did the trick

Corpse2 · Post by **Corpse2** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:40 pm

I'm using gentoo-dev-sources 2.6.7-gentoo-r11.
When I do "bootsplash_patch" it says that my kernel is already patched.
In menuconfig I can see "bootsplash configuration --> " but I cannot go in there to enable bootsplash.

Framebuffer is working, but no bootsplash

grub.conf piece:

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title Gentoo
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel-2.6.7 root=/dev/hda6 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x317 splash=silent
initrd=/boot/initrd-gentoo-1024x768

any suggestion?

L.U. · Post by **L.U.** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:53 pm

corpse: When this happened to me, it was because I hadn't enabled all the other neccesary support in the kernel. Go back and make sure you got everything. (In my case I forgot to enable Loopback device support under Device Drivers--> Block Devices--->)
If you find anything you missed, enable it and you should be able to go into Bootsplash configuration and enable Bootup splash screen, at which point, *fingers crossed* you should have a working bootslash. Well, after recompiling your kernel, et. al.

Corpse2 · Post by **Corpse2** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 8:51 am

No, I added everything that was mentioned in the howto and I still cannot select it.
Is there a way to see what it depends on?

Here is my config: http://studwww.ugent.be/~pspeybro/laatstaan/config

Is this kernel really patched?

Corpse2 · Post by **Corpse2** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:38 am

please, anyone?

mr.twemlow · Post by **mr.twemlow** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 1:21 am

please, anyone?

I'll look at it as soon as I can, if someone else doesn't. My power supply just went out yesterday, but I may be able to get it running tonight. If so I'll have a look (assuming I remember, and I'll try).

mr.twemlow · Post by **mr.twemlow** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:51 am

Enable this:

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Linux Kernel Configuration -> Device Drivers -> Block Devices -> Initial Ram Disk (initrd) support

That'll allow you to turn on the bootsplash option.

silentsnake · Post by **silentsnake** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 10:39 am

Corpse2 wrote:I'm using gentoo-dev-sources 2.6.7-gentoo-r11.
When I do "bootsplash_patch" it says that my kernel is already patched.
In menuconfig I can see "bootsplash configuration --> " but I cannot go in there to enable bootsplash.

Framebuffer is working, but no bootsplash

any suggestion?

I have exacly the same problem, but I am certain that bootsplash is enabled in the kernel. I have gentoo-dev-sources 2.6.7-gentoo-r11, on an AMD64. However, the bootsplash DOES turn on when it says:

Setting Console frame buffer images [OK]

But before that, it's not being enabled. Any idea what's going wrong?

mr.twemlow · Post by **mr.twemlow** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 2:02 pm

And did you turn on the Initial Ram Disk option? You would have to to turn on bootsplash, I suppose. Have you copied over a bootsplash config as an initrd

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/sbin/splash -s -f /etc/bootsplash/gentoo/config/bootsplash-1024x768.cfg >> /boot/initrd

and set it as the bootsplash in grub with the line initrd

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title Linux -udev
root (hd0,0)
kernel /bzImage root=/dev/md/0 gentoo=noudev video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x31A
initrd=/boot/initrd

silentsnake · Post by **silentsnake** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 6:34 pm

I think I found the problem. It can't initialize RAMDISK:

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Aug 10 22:29:37 gentoo RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize
Aug 10 22:29:37 gentoo RAMDISK: Couldn't find valid RAM disk image starting at 0.

Any idea what to do about this?

(I'm using an AMD64, in case that wasn't clear.)

mr.twemlow · Post by **mr.twemlow** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:22 am

Any idea what to do about this?

(I'm using an AMD64, in case that wasn't clear.)

Yeah, I noticed that you're using AMD64. I don't know if that changes anything. (I almost went 64 bit, but didn't in the end.) About the ramdisk error, there's a whole thread dedicated to it.

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php? ... ht=ramdisk

It seems like everyone has it, including me. But doesn't really hurt anything...?

silentsnake · Post by **silentsnake** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:15 am

mr.twemlow wrote:
Any idea what to do about this?

(I'm using an AMD64, in case that wasn't clear.)
Yeah, I noticed that you're using AMD64. I don't know if that changes anything. (I almost went 64 bit, but didn't in the end.) About the ramdisk error, there's a whole thread dedicated to it.

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php? ... ht=ramdisk

It seems like everyone has it, including me. But doesn't really hurt anything...?

Somebody on the mailing list is saying the same. I suppose that that isn't the problem then. But the question is ... what is the problem then.

I'll post my grub.conf, in case that that is of any use.

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timeout 15
default 0
fallback 1

# Splash Image
splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

# With both framebuffer and bootsplash
title=Gentoo Linux (+fb +splash)
root=(hd1,0)
kernel=(hd1,0)/boot/kernel root=/dev/hdd3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x31A
initrd=/boot/initrd-1280x1024

# With framebuffer but without bootsplash
title=Gentoo Linux (+fb -splash)
root=(hd1,0)
kernel=(hd1,0)/boot/kernel root=/dev/hdd3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x31A


# Without both framebuffer and bootsplash
title=Gentoo Linux (-fb -splash)
root=(hd1,0)
kernel=(hd1,0)/boot/kernel root=/dev/hdd3

# For booting Microsoft Windows XP

title Windows XP
makeactive
root (hd0,0)

TazG · Post by **TazG** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:02 am

Ever since I recompiled my kernel the bootsplash and framebuffer background picture stopped working. fbgrab still works though.
I tried unmerging and deleting all its files and remerging but it still doesn't work. I have been following the howto.

TazG · Post by **TazG** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:18 pm

And I get this when I compile the kernel, which could be the problem:

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CC      drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.o
drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c: In function `splash_init':
drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:895: warning: implicit declaration of function `sys_open'
drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:902: warning: implicit declaration of function `sys_close'

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 1:35 pm

First: your tutorial is great. Thank you very much. It worked at the second go on my machine. I ran in an error (copy & paste dullness

) because I got an an extra partition for /boot. So at Step 7 "Edit grub.conf" the line

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initrd=/boot/initrd-1280x1024

has to be replaced by

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initrd=(hd0,0)/initrd-1280x1024

(in my case).

OK, if you are familiar with grub, that's not a critical error. But here are a lot linux-noobs around. So perhaps you just can mention that the user has to keep an eye on the path of initrd (and kernel of course).

Sorry, if someone else already mentioned that but I didn't want to read the whole thread.

blackwhite · Post by **blackwhite** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 3:33 pm

bungernut wrote:framebuffer isnt working on my machine. during the bootup i see the following error approximatly:
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probe of vesafb0 failed error -6
I dont where the startup log is or i would copy that for you. Here is my .config for my 2.6.5 kernel. I tryed with and without the agpgart option as suggested. I am completly lost and I'v done this before

Thanks to all those that help us poor saps

SOLN: dont forget the little part in the how-to about your kernel:
Graphics support --->
Console display driver support --->
[*] Video mode selection support

I also encounter the same problems. I did it successfully before. But Now I fail.
BTW,also Now, I use this command in the preparing bootsplash,

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ebuild /var/db/pkg/media-gfx/bootsplash-0.6.1-r4/bootsplash-0.6.1-r4.ebuild config

it echoes some errors,

/usr/sbin/ebuild.sh: line 1337: pkg_config: command not found

what is the problem?
Thanks.

IrYoKu · Post by **IrYoKu** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 3:45 pm

I am having trouble setting up the framebuffer. I have a Geforce4, and also the kernel 2.6.7 with *only* vesafb compiled in. I got it working, but only at resolutions lower or equal than 800x600. If I try other values for the vga parameter at the boot line, I get the message "unknown mode id" or something like that. I need 1280x1024 because my monitor is lcd style and looks like crap at other resolutions.

I think that the problem resides on the bios of my video card or maybe of the motherboard, so I am almost giving up (for the moment ^_^). Someone knows something else I can try to get it to work?

Sorry if this was already in the thread, but it is so huge... anyway I seached the whole forums without luck.

Thanks

blackwhite · Post by **blackwhite** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 2:54 pm

I found my problem was caused by this:

video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr

If I change vesafb to vesa,it works well.
IF I just use

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video=vesa:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x318

, excute dmesg

vesafb: framebuffer at 0xfd000000, mapped to 0xce800000, size 4096k
vesafb: mode is 1024x768x24, linelength=3072, pages=0
vesafb: protected mode interface info at c927:000f
vesafb: scrolling: redraw
vesafb: directcolor: size=0:8:8:8, shift=0:16:8:0
fb0: VESA VGA frame buffer device

it seems there is vesafb device and also it works.
But If I use vesafb in the grub. the system will halt.
pls give any suggestions.
thanks

TazG · Post by **TazG** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:00 pm

I remember reading in the howto that you're supposed to use the vesa command for kernel 2.4 and vesafb for 2.6. I don't know why though. Do you use 2.4...? And I don't know why it says vesafb in dmesg, maybe it's called vesafb whether you use the vesa command or vesafb and in 2.6 "vesa" means something else so they needed a more specific command. Eh, I'm just guessing.

Rem · Post by **Rem** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:18 am

It looks like I'm having graphics card dependent problems or something. When I use my nvidia Geforrce4 mx440-se, I get a:

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You passed an undefined mode number.
Press <RETURN> to see video modes available, <SPACE> to continue or wait 30 secs

I get this warning also with the gentoo-boot-cd, Knoppic cd etc.

However, with my old nvidia tnt2 everything works fine. Is my (newer) card just unusable, or are there other factors (maybe some setting in the BIOS regarding agp or so)?

Thanks in advance.

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