Re: [Sheflug] Bootup Screen (Part fixed)

[Patrick Beaumont <lizardloop [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have bootsplash running on my Gentoo system. If you emerge a package called bootsplash I believe it comes with a script to generate initrd files from config files on your hard drive. Your best bet though is to follow this guide http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=49036&start=0 I followed it and then with some minor modifications for the 2.6 kernel I learnt about from reading through the forum I got it working. 
http://www.stolemyshoes.co.uk/bootsplash-01-04.png

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 21:34:03 GMT
Netsonic <netsonic [at] blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> Well as I mentioned earlier, tux now appears in the top left of my boot screen until entering runlevel 3.
> 
> Im going to look further at the bootsplash issue though to see what else I can find.
> 
> As for the video, I haven't really had any major issues with getting x working.
> 
> After I compiled the kernel, I simply did an 'emerge nvidia-glx'. This setup both the nvidia driver and the glx (which is a different package).
> 
> The relevant kernel options I have set (2.6.1 kernel) are:
> 
> Support for framebuffer devices
> VESA VGA Graphics Support
> Intel 810/815 Support
> Use VESA Generalised Timing Formula <- Never seen this one before!
> Virtual Framebuffer Support
> Console Display Driver support -->
> Video Mode Selection Support
> Framebuffer Console Support
> Logo Configuration -->
> Bootup Logo
> Standard 224 Color Linux Logo
> 
> The biggest thing to remember with nvidia is that you have to recompile/emerge the driver package after every recompile of the kernel; something to do with the nvidia module going A.W.O.L.
> 
> After that, grub.conf was the next thing.
> 
> The vga=xxx now works (currently set at 838) which works well for my laptop screen. (Wide aspect 1920x1200).
> 
> The 'bootsplash' program requires that the Linux Logo be disabled in the kernel configuration and that an initrd name be supplied to the grub.conf or lilo.conf. I don't have any initrd at present.
> 
> The Gentoo forum seems to suggest copying an image file of the appropriate size to {initrd.size} in the /boot folder and then adding this as an entry to the bootloader .conf file. I've always personally thought initrd was something that was generated from a kernel compile.
> 
> I think to give the bootsplash solution a try, Im going to try and find the Gentoo bootcd splashscreen, and try that, after a so-called 'kernel patch'.
> 
> I'll post back on the results of that later.
> 
> Steve.
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