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and subject line Bug#409794: fixed in bootsplash 3.3-6
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Package: bootsplash
Version: 3.3-5
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
After spending a day or so trying to create a proper bootsplash
initrd image I've tried to document the procedure for (Debian user-)
posteriority in otder to spare them the trouble.
It'd again be nice if you could include the attached patch or something
in that direction.
Thanks a lot,
*t
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-3-686
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Versions of packages bootsplash depends on:
ii bootsplash-theme-debia 0.5-7.1 The bootsplash theme debian
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.4.30.13 Debian configuration management sy
ii initramfs-tools 0.85e tools for generating an initramfs
ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libfreetype6 2.2.1-5 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libmng1 1.0.8-1 Multiple-image Network Graphics li
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.2 compression library - runtime
-- debconf information excluded
--- /usr/share/doc/bootsplash/README.Debian 2007-01-02 12:03:23.000000000
+0100
+++ /tmp/README.Debian 2007-01-25 22:09:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-bootsplah for Debian
-====================
+bootsplash for Debian
+=====================
To activate the bootsplash you need to pass some command line
parameters to the kernel. This can be done by configuring
@@ -42,4 +42,55 @@
These display modes can also be found in the FrameBuffer HOWTO. Any
16bit mode should work.
+
+Bootsplash loads the boot image at two points in the boot process:
+
+ 1. when it loads the initrd image the kernel part of bootsplash will
+ try to find the image in the initrd image and if successfull display it
+
+ 2. when starting to execute /etc/init.d/* then /etc/init.d/bootsplash will
+ look for the image under /etc/bootsplash/ depending on how bootsplash
+ it set up through /etc/defaults/bootsplash
+
+ATTENTION:
+
+If you want to create a new initrd image you need to take extra care since
+traditional method described all over on the internet:
+
+ splash -s -f /etc/bootsplash/../bootsplash-XxY.jpeg >> /boot/initrd.img
+
+only works with cramfs based initrd images and WILL NOT work wth initramfs
+based initrd images, which are the default for the 2.6er Debian kernels.
+If you want to include an image in the initrd image then the following
+two methods to do it are suggested:
+
+ 1. in case you want to include a Debian provided bootsplash theme then
+ just issue dpkg-reconfigure bootsplash and choose the desired theme
+ accordingly
+
+ 2. when making a theme yourself then take care to correctly configure
+ /etc/defaults/bootsplash and /etc/bootsplash/themes/your_theme and
+ then call:
+
+ update-initramfs -u -k your_kernel
+
+ This will recreate a working /boot/initrd-* image for your kernel.
+
+Customizing the GRUB bootscreen
+===============================
+
+It is also possible to customize the GRUB bootscreen. You need to create
+and gzip (!) an image in XPM format with a resolution of 640x480 and
+14 colours. Put that image under the name splash.xpm.gz under /boot/grub
+and issue:
+
+ update-grub
+
+Further reference:
+
+ * GRUB documentation
+ * Bootsplash configuration (german only):
+ http://wiki.debianforum.de/Bootsplash?highlight=%28bootsplash%29
+ * GRUB configuration: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=30341
+
-- Free Ekanayaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Thu, 25 May 2006 10:20:14 z
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: bootsplash
Source-Version: 3.3-6
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
bootsplash, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
bootsplash_3.3-6.diff.gz
to pool/main/b/bootsplash/bootsplash_3.3-6.diff.gz
bootsplash_3.3-6.dsc
to pool/main/b/bootsplash/bootsplash_3.3-6.dsc
bootsplash_3.3-6_amd64.deb
to pool/main/b/bootsplash/bootsplash_3.3-6_amd64.deb
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [EMAIL PROTECTED],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
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Free Ekanayaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (supplier of updated bootsplash package)
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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:03:13 +0100
Source: bootsplash
Binary: bootsplash
Architecture: source amd64
Version: 3.3-6
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Free Ekanayaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Changed-By: Free Ekanayaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Description:
bootsplash - Enables a graphical boot screen
Closes: 409030 409794 411393 412844 414753
Changes:
bootsplash (3.3-6) unstable; urgency=low
.
* Dutch po-debconf translation (Closes: #414753)
* Italian debconf templates translation (Closes: #411393)
* Info on initrd/initramfs/cramfs & grub interaction (Closes: #409794)
* Minor typo in fbmngplay and fbtruetype man pages (Closes: #409030)
* Typo in English "splash" manual page (Closes: #412844)
Files:
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339c54f92d5be72551c99fb6296fc503 19994 graphics optional
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