Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-18 Thread Marco Calviani
Thanks Etaoin, this has solved another issue. And another thing is learnt.. # rm -rf default/ rm: cannot remove `default/': Not a directory # rm -rf default # If you include the trailing slash, rm thinks that you are asking it to delete a directory, which default is not (it's a

Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-17 Thread Marco Calviani
Hi Uwe, Change the kernel line to: kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.14-gentoo-r5-fb root=/dev/ram0 init=linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 quiet video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=silent,fadein,theme:emergence quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 unfortunately with these options i'm

Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-17 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 17 February 2006 10:15, Marco Calviani wrote: Hi Uwe, Change the kernel line to: kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.14-gentoo-r5-fb root=/dev/ram0 init=linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 quiet video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=silent,fadein,theme:emergence quiet

Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-17 Thread Marco Calviani
Hi Uwe, It makes sure the splash screen start as early as possible (don't forget the quiet option). On my systems, it starts immediately after the kernel and the initrd are loaded. Kernel panic ... hm ... How did you generate your initrd? Maybe, it doesn't contain linuxrc which does all

Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-17 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 17 February 2006 11:16, Marco Calviani wrote: Hi Uwe, It makes sure the splash screen start as early as possible (don't forget the quiet option). On my systems, it starts immediately after the kernel and the initrd are loaded. Kernel panic ... hm ... How did you generate your

Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-17 Thread Marco Calviani
Hi Uwe, Try: genkernel --gensplash=emergence --gensplash-res=1024x768 initrd genkernel puts all those nifty little things in your initrd. You could add --menuconfig if you want to check your kernel options. Look up the exact name of the generated initrd in /boot and adjust your grub entry

Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-17 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 17 February 2006 13:10, Marco Calviani wrote: Hi Uwe, Try: genkernel --gensplash=emergence --gensplash-res=1024x768 initrd genkernel puts all those nifty little things in your initrd. You could add --menuconfig if you want to check your kernel options. Look up the exact name of

Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-17 Thread Marco Calviani
Hi Uwe, Yes, it is. You can use genkernel to create your initrd without haven used it for the kernel itself. i would like to thank you very much for your help. Effectively the system is working now. Thanks again. Since we're here and you're expert in this field, i would like to ask you if,

Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-17 Thread Etaoin Shrdlu
On Friday 17 February 2006 16:35, Marco Calviani wrote: Since we're here and you're expert in this field, i would like to ask you if, like me, you experience problem in deleting the /etc/splash/default symlink: # rm -rf default/ rm: cannot remove `default/': Not a directory How is it

Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-17 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 17 February 2006 17:35, Marco Calviani wrote: Hi Uwe, Yes, it is. You can use genkernel to create your initrd without haven used it for the kernel itself. i would like to thank you very much for your help. Effectively the system is working now. Thanks again. Congratulations! Since

Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-17 Thread Manuel McLure
On 17 February 2006 17:35, Marco Calviani wrote: Since we're here and you're expert in this field, i would like to ask you if, like me, you experience problem in deleting the /etc/splash/default symlink: # rm -rf default/ rm: cannot remove `default/': Not a directory Remove the trailing / :

[gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-16 Thread Marco Calviani
Hi list, i've followed this how http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash to have a framebuffer splash under gentoo. I've added splash to the boot runlevel; however the framebuffer images start only in the default runlevel. # rc-status boot .. .. splash .. .. This is the GRUB entries:

Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot

2006-02-16 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 16 February 2006 21:50, Marco Calviani wrote: Hi list, i've followed this how http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash to have a framebuffer splash under gentoo. I've added splash to the boot runlevel; however the framebuffer images start only in the default runlevel. # rc-status boot ..