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Syntax · Post by **Syntax** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 8:05 pm

It seems like its going smooth for all except me. hehe.
I get this error when im compiling the kernel:

make -C video fastdep
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r5/drivers/video'
make[4]: *** No rule to make target `fbcon-splash16.c', needed by `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r5/include/linux/modules/fbcon-splash16.ver'. Stop.
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r5/drivers/video'
make[3]: *** [_sfdep_video] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r5/drivers'
make[2]: *** [fastdep] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r5/drivers'
make[1]: *** [_sfdep_drivers] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r5'
make: *** [dep-files] Error 2

Does anyone know how i could fix this ?

Woollhara · Post by **Woollhara** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 6:40 am

I already have an initrd (due to LVM). How do I edit this initrd to add the bootsplash stuff?

Syntax · Post by **Syntax** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 6:50 am

Try this:

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splash -s -f /usr/share/splash/bootsplash.cfg > /boot/initrd

Woollhara · Post by **Woollhara** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 9:56 am

Thanks Syntax. I will try this when I get time.

usingloser · Post by **usingloser** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 6:15 am

anyone have a way to make this work if you are already using a initrd for something else (say complete drive encryption)

Narada · Post by **Narada** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 8:54 am

I'd imagine you can create an initrd with a different filename or suffix and add that filename to your bootloader configuration.

Manu-BE · Post by **Manu-BE** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:40 am

Hi everybody,

I installed a bootsplash and FB folowing this how to but after several reboot , I had a kernel panic.

Please read my post here :

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=62004

Thx in advance.

stustill · Post by **stustill** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 10:26 pm

dylix wrote:just thought i would share this works with 2.4.21 vanilla.

Dylix, can I just ask, how did you get this working with 2.4.21 vanilla? When I try and apply the patches to the kernel from bootsplash, it chucks up an error! Does the new kernel already have this functionality built in and hidden?

Thanks in advance,

Stu

Peach · Post by **Peach** » Mon Jun 23, 2003 2:04 pm

while updating lm-sensors, running sensors-detect I got this warning and no output (I had lm-sensors working b4):

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...
Probing for PCI bus adapters...
Use driver `i2c-viapro' for device 00:11.0: VIA Technologies VT8233 VLink South Bridge
Use driver `i2c-riva' for device 01:00.0: GeForce2 GTS2
Probe succesfully concluded.

We will now try to load each adapter module in turn.
Module `i2c-viapro' already loaded.
Load `i2c-riva' (say NO if built into your kernel)? (YES/no):
modprobe: Can't locate module i2c-riva
Loading failed... skipping.
** Note: i2c-riva module is available at
** http://drama.obuda.kando.hu/~fero/cgi-bin/rivatv.shtml
...

ok... so I decided to emerge rivatv but after emerging it says:

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* You will need support for videodev, i2c-core, i2c-algo-bit
* for this driver to work, plus your cards' specific modules
* from /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r5/kernel/drivers/media/video
*
* To load the module automatically at boot up, add these and
* "rivatv" to your /etc/modules.autoload.
*
* Also, see http://rivatv.sourceforge.net/ for more information.
*
* NOTE: Your kernel must not include framebuffer support.

I should thank you Narada for your excellent work, infact bootsplash on fb worked perfectly for me...

but now it seems I need to step back to my default terminal... any hint?

gtsquirrel · Post by **gtsquirrel** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 7:49 pm

I'm having some problems with framebuffering on my laptop AFTER the screen is turned off using APM. The forum discussion about it can be found here: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=389992

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

puggy · Post by **puggy** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:24 am

Doesn't seem to work on ac-sources linux-2.4.21-ac4.

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root@aragorn root # ebuild /var/db/pkg/media-gfx/bootsplash-0.6-r1/bootsplash-0.6-r1.ebuild config
 *
 * Patching the kernel in /usr/src/linux ...
 *
patching file drivers/char/console.c
patching file drivers/char/keyboard.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 251 (offset 12 lines).
patching file drivers/char/n_tty.c
patching file drivers/video/Config.in
Hunk #1 succeeded at 238 (offset 16 lines).
Hunk #2 FAILED at 356.
Hunk #3 FAILED at 375.
2 out of 3 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file drivers/video/Config.in.rej
patching file drivers/video/Makefile
Hunk #2 succeeded at 152 (offset 5 lines).
patching file drivers/video/fbcon-jpegdec.c
patching file drivers/video/fbcon-jpegdec.h
patching file drivers/video/fbcon-splash.c
patching file drivers/video/fbcon-splash.h
patching file drivers/video/fbcon-splash16.c
patching file drivers/video/fbcon.c
Hunk #3 succeeded at 495 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #5 succeeded at 557 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #7 succeeded at 790 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #8 succeeded at 1385 (offset 1 line).
Hunk #9 succeeded at 1446 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #10 succeeded at 1567 (offset 1 line).
Hunk #11 succeeded at 1582 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #12 succeeded at 1647 (offset 1 line).
Hunk #13 succeeded at 1687 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #14 succeeded at 1882 (offset 1 line).
Hunk #15 succeeded at 2315 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #16 succeeded at 2581 (offset 1 line).
patching file include/video/fbcon.h
patching file kernel/panic.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 223 (offset 148 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 102 with fuzz 2.

!!! ERROR: media-gfx/bootsplash-0.6-r1 failed.
!!! Function pkg_config, Line 108, Exitcode 1
!!! (no error message)

This is with a fresh install of the ac-sources.

Puggy

Eyecannon · Post by **Eyecannon** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 5:44 am

Hi, on my laptop if I choose framebuffer mode in the kernel, it works, but the text is really tiny because the screen defaults to 1600x1200... is there a way to do framebuffer mode but to have it at say 1280x1024? I am using LILO btw...

gtsquirrel · Post by **gtsquirrel** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 6:24 am

Just change your vga= line. Use vga=794 for 16bpp @ 1280x1024.

Ard Righ · Post by **Ard Righ** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:45 pm

Can anyone tell me if there are some configs to use bootsplash at 1280x960 resolution rather than the abnormal 1280x1024

I wouldn't mind some suggestions for new themes either, as the default Gentoo one is starting to wear a little thin

Narada · Post by **Narada** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 6:14 pm

Ard Righ wrote:I wouldn't mind some suggestions for new themes either, as the default Gentoo one is starting to wear a little thin

You can acquire new images by doing 'USE=-kde emerge gentoo-artwork'. After emerging do 'etcat -f gentoo-artwork' (in gentoolkit) to find out where it placed its images. New themes are available also on bootsplash.org.

aitor11 · Post by **aitor11** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 5:04 pm

Hello, im having the same problem to get the patch working on ac-sources 2.4.22-pre3-r1, somebody knows whats wrong?

Aitor

P.D: im going to try this kernel to test the experimetal DRI support of the savage cards.

puggy · Post by **puggy** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 5:09 pm

aitor11 wrote:Hello, im having the same problem to get the patch working on ac-sources 2.4.22-pre3-r1, somebody knows whats wrong?

Aitor

P.D: im going to try this kernel to test the experimetal DRI support of the savage cards.

It just doesn't seem to work. I think manually patching it might, but certainly the automatic patching fails every time with any of the recent ac-sources kernels. I've just resigned myself to the framebuffer until either other kernels start to support my highpoint raid or ac-sources is able to be patched.

Puggy

Narada · Post by **Narada** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 5:56 pm

aitor11 wrote:Hello, im having the same problem to get the patch working on ac-sources 2.4.22-pre3-r1, somebody knows whats wrong?

What's wrong is that most users are probably using a 2.4.20 patch on 2.4.21 and 2.4.22.X. It's not surprising that it is causing problems. I spoke to TaD (bootsplash dev) on irc about a 2.4.21 patch for bootsplash and he said that he needs time to deal with it so it may be a bit of a wait to get any new patches officially incorporated into portage.

bheremans · Post by **bheremans** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 12:43 pm

usingloser wrote:anyone have a way to make this work if you are already using a initrd for something else (say complete drive encryption)

you can add the image to your existing initrd.
If /boot/initrd is your existing intrd then do

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splash -s -f /usr/share/splash/bootsplash.cfg >> /boot/initrd

and not

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splash -s -f /usr/share/splash/bootsplash.cfg > /boot/initrd

BonezTheGoon · Post by **BonezTheGoon** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 6:10 pm

I've split these posts all from the original topic because they all (save the last) are related to support questions specifically. I was going to move them all to the duplicate forums but then I saw the last post by bheremans and felt like it was worth keeping around. I am locking this thread in favor of the already designated support thread for these issues.

Regards,
BonezTheGoon

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Kernel panic with splash screen

Framebuffer problems on a Laptop

change your vga= line