On Thu, January 13, 2005 10:21 am, Holly Bostick said: > Tim Igoe wrote: >> Can't help you, but mines just done the same when i updated to 2.6.10-r4 >> and i'm using vesafb (vesa-tng) and I have an ATi card. >> >> Copied the config, did make oldconfig and then compiled. >> >> Tim >> >> J. Patrick Campbell wrote: >> >>> is not working on my system. >>> I DO get a pretty 1280x1024 console but no graphics. >>> I generated the splash image using a cmd i found in a guide somewhere, >>> there are so many guides out there I can't find it again. >>> I have initrd compiled into my kernel. >>> Here's my grub line. >>> >>> title=Gentoo 2.6.10r4 >>> root (hd0,0) >>> kernel /kernel-2.6.10r4 root=/dev/hda3 >>> video=vesafb:[EMAIL PROTECTED],mtrr,ywrap,vtotal:256 >>> splash=silent,theme:emergence >>> initrd /boot/fbsplash-emergence-1024x768 >>> >>> >>> >>> I have an nvidia card using the latest ~x86 drivers in portage. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Patrick > > Did either or both of you remember to re-run splashutils after compiling > your new kernels to create an initrd for the new kernel? > > Btw, the guide/page you presumably used is "Gensplash in 5 easy steps" > at > http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/gensplash/archive/gensplash-in-5-easy-steps.txt > > which can be found on the author's (Spock's) homepage at > http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/ under the Projects=>Gensplash heading at > http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/gensplash/ . There is also a > how-to at Gentoo-Wiki.com, but naturally the author's own page is the > first place to look. > > Holly
Yes i followed the guide to the T. i re-ran splashutils to create an initrd i assume you're talking about this cmd? teh scorpaen # splash_geninitramfs -v -g /boot/fbsplash-emergence-1280x1024 -r 1280x1024 emergence teh boot # ls -l fbsplash-emergence-1280x1024 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1016765 Jan 13 19:57 fbsplash-emergence-1280x1024 title=Gentoo 2.6.10r4 root (hd0,0) kernel /kernel-2.6.10r4 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:[EMAIL PROTECTED],mtrr,ywrap,vtotal:256 splash=silent,theme:emergence initrd /boot/fbsplash-emergence-1280x1024 -- http://patrickcampbell.us -- [email protected] mailing list
