Holly Bostick wrote: >>> >>>Cookie bet that it's a bootsplash-themes package... if so, uninstall >>>said package (since you can't use it if you don't have bootsplash >>>anyway), and then try the update again. >>> >>>Holly >> >> >>don't bootsplash themes work with fbsplash and splashutils? >>i think i'm using my old bootsplash theme right now... >>but i may be wrong ;) >> >>yoyo > > > No, they don't-- or in any case, such themes have to be converted in > order to run (since fbsplash is now so bootsplash compatible). These are > different programs that use different syntax to do the same type of > thing. They use a different backend as well; bootsplash doesn't know > anything about vesafb-tng, either. > > In any case, any bootsplash-themes package you have installed doesn't > know anything about fbsplash or splashutils-- it thinks it is dependent > on bootsplash, therefore it would drag it in. Since it's about the only > thing that would, as far as I can tell, a simple 'eix bootsplash' will > confirm if I've won a cookie today (or not). > > Holly
cookie is certainly your's, bootsplash-themes do depend on bootsplash, i was just just wondering about your comment, that they can't be used with fbsplash.. but you were right too ;))), just remembered that i did a bootsplash2fbsplash on my themes (or changed the few things in which they differ by hand ;) yoyo -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
