Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
Thanx, Richard! I've tried 1024x768-32! And everything works ok! ;) п'ятниця 22 липень 2005 18:00, Richard Fish Ви написали: Vitaly Kovalyshyn aka samael wrote: Hello! I've problems with fbsplash 2! in grub.conf: title Gentoo Linux root (hd0,0) kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r11 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:[EMAIL PROTECTED] plash=silent,theme:livecd-2005.0 initrd /fbsplash-livecd-2005.0-1024x768 in dmesg: # dmesg | grep vesafb Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=silent vesafb: ATI Technologies Inc., V280, 01.00 (OEM: ATI RADEON 9200) vesafb: VBE version: 2.0 vesafb: protected mode interface info at c000:5767 vesafb: pmi: set display start = c00c57fb, set palette = c00c5847 vesafb: pmi: ports = a010 a016 a054 a038 a03c a05c a000 a004 a0b0 a0b2 a0b4 vesafb: monitor limits: vf = 0 Hz, hf = 0 kHz, clk = 0 MHz vesafb: scrolling: ywrap using protected mode interface, yres_virtual=1536 vesafb: framebuffer at 0xe000, mapped to 0xe088, using 3072k, total 16384k Do you also get a message about checking if initrd is initramfs... in dmesg? If not, then you probably don't have ram disk or initrd support in your kernel configuration. If so, then everything looks right, and maybe you can try a couple of different resolutions, and particularly, bit depths. 1024x768-24 or 1024x768-32 might work better. -Richard -- Vitaly Kovalyshyn aka samael ICQ: 169219607 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unix System Administrator Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church ~~~ Open Your mind - use OpenSource! Nothing else matters, © Metallica Цели ясны, задачи определены, за работу, товарищи, © pgpZDLCKsotCr.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
Hello! I've problems with fbsplash 2! in grub.conf: title Gentoo Linux root (hd0,0) kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r11 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:[EMAIL PROTECTED] plash=silent,theme:livecd-2005.0 initrd /fbsplash-livecd-2005.0-1024x768 in dmesg: # dmesg | grep vesafb Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=silent vesafb: ATI Technologies Inc., V280, 01.00 (OEM: ATI RADEON 9200) vesafb: VBE version: 2.0 vesafb: protected mode interface info at c000:5767 vesafb: pmi: set display start = c00c57fb, set palette = c00c5847 vesafb: pmi: ports = a010 a016 a054 a038 a03c a05c a000 a004 a0b0 a0b2 a0b4 vesafb: monitor limits: vf = 0 Hz, hf = 0 kHz, clk = 0 MHz vesafb: scrolling: ywrap using protected mode interface, yres_virtual=1536 vesafb: framebuffer at 0xe000, mapped to 0xe088, using 3072k, total 16384k grep CONFIG_FB /usr/src/linux/.config: CONFIG_FB=y CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS=y # CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING is not set # CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS is not set # CONFIG_FB_PM2 is not set # CONFIG_FB_CYBER2000 is not set # CONFIG_FB_ASILIANT is not set # CONFIG_FB_IMSTT is not set CONFIG_FB_VGA16=y CONFIG_FB_VESA=y # CONFIG_FB_VESA_STD is not set CONFIG_FB_VESA_TNG=y CONFIG_FB_VESA_DEFAULT_MODE=[EMAIL PROTECTED] # CONFIG_FB_HGA is not set # CONFIG_FB_RIVA is not set # CONFIG_FB_I810 is not set # CONFIG_FB_INTEL is not set # CONFIG_FB_MATROX is not set # CONFIG_FB_RADEON_OLD is not set CONFIG_FB_RADEON=m CONFIG_FB_RADEON_I2C=y # CONFIG_FB_RADEON_DEBUG is not set # CONFIG_FB_ATY128 is not set # CONFIG_FB_ATY is not set # CONFIG_FB_SAVAGE is not set # CONFIG_FB_SIS is not set # CONFIG_FB_NEOMAGIC is not set # CONFIG_FB_KYRO is not set # CONFIG_FB_3DFX is not set # CONFIG_FB_VOODOO1 is not set # CONFIG_FB_TRIDENT is not set # CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set CONFIG_FB_SPLASH=y But still no image on boot!!! :( Can somebody help me? Because I new in Gentoo, last 4 years I worked on FreeBSD -- Vitaly Kovalyshyn aka samael ICQ: 169219607 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unix System Administrator Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church ~~~ Open Your mind - use OpenSource! Nothing else matters, © Metallica Цели ясны, задачи определены, за работу, товарищи, © pgpEqaC0a9kgo.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
Vitaly Kovalyshyn aka samael wrote: Hello! I've problems with fbsplash 2! in grub.conf: title Gentoo Linux root (hd0,0) kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r11 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:[EMAIL PROTECTED] plash=silent,theme:livecd-2005.0 initrd /fbsplash-livecd-2005.0-1024x768 in dmesg: # dmesg | grep vesafb Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=silent vesafb: ATI Technologies Inc., V280, 01.00 (OEM: ATI RADEON 9200) vesafb: VBE version: 2.0 vesafb: protected mode interface info at c000:5767 vesafb: pmi: set display start = c00c57fb, set palette = c00c5847 vesafb: pmi: ports = a010 a016 a054 a038 a03c a05c a000 a004 a0b0 a0b2 a0b4 vesafb: monitor limits: vf = 0 Hz, hf = 0 kHz, clk = 0 MHz vesafb: scrolling: ywrap using protected mode interface, yres_virtual=1536 vesafb: framebuffer at 0xe000, mapped to 0xe088, using 3072k, total 16384k Do you also get a message about checking if initrd is initramfs... in dmesg? If not, then you probably don't have ram disk or initrd support in your kernel configuration. If so, then everything looks right, and maybe you can try a couple of different resolutions, and particularly, bit depths. 1024x768-24 or 1024x768-32 might work better. -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 07:11 +0200, Richard Fish wrote: LostSon wrote: On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 23:31 +0200, Holly Bostick wrote: Christoph Eckert schreef: I checked this per your instructions as well and no it hasnt cut it off its all on one line. Still no luck im still just getting the cant open config file on /etc/splash error and fd0 crap, heh Umm... pardon me for asking, but you've said at least twice that an error informs you that splash can't open the config file on /etc/splash-- but you've never said that you checked the config file at /etc/splash to confirm that it 1) exists 2) is readable (permissions, syntax) does something in or related to /etc/splash (like /etc/conf.d/splash, or in some strange twist of fate, /etc/init.d/splash, in addition to the config file found in each theme folder in /etc/splash itself) have some association with fd0 (the floppy drive) for some reason? Do you even have a floppy drive? Even so, the splash config file certainly won't be found there. Yes the files exist and the permissions are right where i should be able to use them. and the /dev/fb0 and /dev/fb/0 i have no idea wtf they are. /dev/fb/0 (symlinked from /dev/fb0) are the device nodes for accessing the framebuffer device. During services startup (i.e, the part that happens after after the root filesystem is mounted and the kernel starts init) these nodes are created automatically when udevstart is run by /sbin/rc. This only happens if a usable framebuffer driver is compiled into your kernel (not as a module!) and the driver found a usable graphics card. Could you post your dmesg output right after booting. I want to make sure that the framebuffer device is being found at boot time. You should be seeing messages like this: radeonfb: Retreived PLL infos from BIOS radeonfb: Reference=27.00 MHz (RefDiv=6) Memory=344.00 Mhz, System=236.00 MHz radeonfb: PLL min 2 max 35000 Non-DDC laptop panel detected radeonfb: Monitor 1 type LCD found radeonfb: Monitor 2 type no found radeonfb: panel ID string: 1600x1200 radeonfb: detected LVDS panel size from BIOS: 1600x1200 radeondb: BIOS provided dividers will be used radeonfb: Dynamic Clock Power Management enabled Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 200x75 fbsplash: console 0 using theme 'emergence' fbsplash: switched splash state to 'on' on console 0 radeonfb (:01:00.0): ATI Radeon NP I think yours should say something about vesafb-tng. -Richard My dmesg output shows nothing like that at all im digging around for the /dev/fb0 and /dev/fb/0 but dont have either of these either. I must of screwed something up pretty damn bad. -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org Fox Cities Linux User Group = www.foxlug.org signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 11:14 -0500, LostSon wrote: On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 07:11 +0200, Richard Fish wrote: LostSon wrote: On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 23:31 +0200, Holly Bostick wrote: Christoph Eckert schreef: I checked this per your instructions as well and no it hasnt cut it off its all on one line. Still no luck im still just getting the cant open config file on /etc/splash error and fd0 crap, heh Umm... pardon me for asking, but you've said at least twice that an error informs you that splash can't open the config file on /etc/splash-- but you've never said that you checked the config file at /etc/splash to confirm that it 1) exists 2) is readable (permissions, syntax) does something in or related to /etc/splash (like /etc/conf.d/splash, or in some strange twist of fate, /etc/init.d/splash, in addition to the config file found in each theme folder in /etc/splash itself) have some association with fd0 (the floppy drive) for some reason? Do you even have a floppy drive? Even so, the splash config file certainly won't be found there. Yes the files exist and the permissions are right where i should be able to use them. and the /dev/fb0 and /dev/fb/0 i have no idea wtf they are. /dev/fb/0 (symlinked from /dev/fb0) are the device nodes for accessing the framebuffer device. During services startup (i.e, the part that happens after after the root filesystem is mounted and the kernel starts init) these nodes are created automatically when udevstart is run by /sbin/rc. This only happens if a usable framebuffer driver is compiled into your kernel (not as a module!) and the driver found a usable graphics card. Could you post your dmesg output right after booting. I want to make sure that the framebuffer device is being found at boot time. You should be seeing messages like this: radeonfb: Retreived PLL infos from BIOS radeonfb: Reference=27.00 MHz (RefDiv=6) Memory=344.00 Mhz, System=236.00 MHz radeonfb: PLL min 2 max 35000 Non-DDC laptop panel detected radeonfb: Monitor 1 type LCD found radeonfb: Monitor 2 type no found radeonfb: panel ID string: 1600x1200 radeonfb: detected LVDS panel size from BIOS: 1600x1200 radeondb: BIOS provided dividers will be used radeonfb: Dynamic Clock Power Management enabled Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 200x75 fbsplash: console 0 using theme 'emergence' fbsplash: switched splash state to 'on' on console 0 radeonfb (:01:00.0): ATI Radeon NP I think yours should say something about vesafb-tng. -Richard My dmesg output shows nothing like that at all im digging around for the /dev/fb0 and /dev/fb/0 but dont have either of these either. I must of screwed something up pretty damn bad. Ok i switched to vesafb-tng and now im getting some dmesg like this vesafb: NVIDIA Corporation, NV36 Board - p190-3n , Chip Rev(OEM: NVIDIA) vesafb: VBE version: 3.0 vesafb: protected mode interface info at c000:e510 vesafb: pmi: set display start = c00ce546, set palette = c00ce5b0 vesafb: pmi: ports = 3b4 3b5 3ba 3c0 3c1 3c4 3c5 3c6 3c7 3c8 3c9 3cc 3ce 3cf 3d0 3d1 3d2 3d3 3d4 3d5 3da vesafb: hardware supports DDC2 transfers vesafb: monitor limits: vf = 160 Hz, hf = 85 kHz, clk = 190 MHz vesafb: scrolling: redraw Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 80x30 fbsplash: console 0 using theme 'emergence' vesafb: framebuffer at 0xd000, mapped to 0xf888, using 600k, total 131072k fb0: VESA VGA frame buffer device but still no image getting closer though maybe yet today -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org Fox Cities Linux User Group = www.foxlug.org signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
LostSon wrote: /dev/fb/0 (symlinked from /dev/fb0) are the device nodes for accessing the framebuffer device. During services startup (i.e, the part that happens after after the root filesystem is mounted and the kernel starts init) these nodes are created automatically when udevstart is run by /sbin/rc. This only happens if a usable framebuffer driver is compiled into your kernel (not as a module!) and the driver found a usable graphics card. Could you post your dmesg output right after booting. I want to make sure that the framebuffer device is being found at boot time. You should be seeing messages like this: radeonfb: Retreived PLL infos from BIOS radeonfb: Reference=27.00 MHz (RefDiv=6) Memory=344.00 Mhz, System=236.00 MHz radeonfb: PLL min 2 max 35000 Non-DDC laptop panel detected radeonfb: Monitor 1 type LCD found radeonfb: Monitor 2 type no found radeonfb: panel ID string: 1600x1200 radeonfb: detected LVDS panel size from BIOS: 1600x1200 radeondb: BIOS provided dividers will be used radeonfb: Dynamic Clock Power Management enabled Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 200x75 fbsplash: console 0 using theme 'emergence' fbsplash: switched splash state to 'on' on console 0 radeonfb (:01:00.0): ATI Radeon NP I think yours should say something about vesafb-tng. -Richard My dmesg output shows nothing like that at all im digging around for the /dev/fb0 and /dev/fb/0 but dont have either of these either. I must of screwed something up pretty damn bad. No, don't be so hard on yourself. Most likely you just missed a kernel configuration option, or configured things as modules instead of statically into the kernel, both of which are pretty common mistakes. What does grep CONFIG_FB /usr/src/linux/.config report? -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 23:36 +0200, Richard Fish wrote: LostSon wrote: /dev/fb/0 (symlinked from /dev/fb0) are the device nodes for accessing the framebuffer device. During services startup (i.e, the part that happens after after the root filesystem is mounted and the kernel starts init) these nodes are created automatically when udevstart is run by /sbin/rc. This only happens if a usable framebuffer driver is compiled into your kernel (not as a module!) and the driver found a usable graphics card. Could you post your dmesg output right after booting. I want to make sure that the framebuffer device is being found at boot time. You should be seeing messages like this: radeonfb: Retreived PLL infos from BIOS radeonfb: Reference=27.00 MHz (RefDiv=6) Memory=344.00 Mhz, System=236.00 MHz radeonfb: PLL min 2 max 35000 Non-DDC laptop panel detected radeonfb: Monitor 1 type LCD found radeonfb: Monitor 2 type no found radeonfb: panel ID string: 1600x1200 radeonfb: detected LVDS panel size from BIOS: 1600x1200 radeondb: BIOS provided dividers will be used radeonfb: Dynamic Clock Power Management enabled Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 200x75 fbsplash: console 0 using theme 'emergence' fbsplash: switched splash state to 'on' on console 0 radeonfb (:01:00.0): ATI Radeon NP I think yours should say something about vesafb-tng. -Richard My dmesg output shows nothing like that at all im digging around for the /dev/fb0 and /dev/fb/0 but dont have either of these either. I must of screwed something up pretty damn bad. No, don't be so hard on yourself. Most likely you just missed a kernel configuration option, or configured things as modules instead of statically into the kernel, both of which are pretty common mistakes. What does grep CONFIG_FB /usr/src/linux/.config report? -Richard Aha!! Success yeah it was just me screwing up my kernel config not setting a resolution right. And switching to vesafb-tng helped out alot also. Thanks for your help and patience, it is greatly appreciated. -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org Fox Cities Linux User Group = www.foxlug.org signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:45:47 +0200, Tony Davison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 19 July 2005 21:27, charly ghislain wrote: On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:12:38 +0200, Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LostSon wrote: On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 20:44 +0200, Richard Fish wrote: LostSon wrote: Hello I am trying to get fbsplash to work and am stuck. I have followed the directions on the gentoo-wiki site but still no luck. Im using vesafb with a 2.6.12-r6 kernel. my grub.conf looks like this title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] spla$ initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 make sure nano didnt cut your kernel line. The video= option should be on the same line than the kernel one. It should look like: title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=... #(one line) initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 This is very annoying, but while editing a line larger than the console, nano cut it into two lines :( You have to check every time, go to the end of the first part of the cuted line and press delete Use nano -w file.name to avoid line wraps. Thanks. I remember now that it was the command used in the handbook. It will save me usefull time :) charly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
Hello I am trying to get fbsplash to work and am stuck. I have followed the directions on the gentoo-wiki site but still no luck. Im using vesafb with a 2.6.12-r6 kernel. my grub.conf looks like this title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] spla$ initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 It tries to go to it but it just stays in text mode with no splash it doesnt even go to 1024x768. I get this when booting Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=silent,theme:gentoo quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 Im not sure what that means though. Any ideas, thanks. -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org Fox Cities Linux User Group = www.foxlug.org signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
I think the Fbsplash isnt working in 2.6-rx dont know why but i cant get it to work neither. On 7/19/05, LostSon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HelloI am trying to get fbsplash to work and am stuck. I have followed thedirections on the gentoo-wiki site but still no luck. Im using vesafb with a 2.6.12-r6 kernel. my grub.conf looks like thistitle=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplashroot (hd0,0)kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] spla$initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 It tries to go to it but it just stays in text mode with no splash itdoesnt even go to 1024x768. I get this when bootingKernel command line: root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED]splash=silent,theme:gentoo quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 Im not sure what that means though. Any ideas, thanks.--LostSonhttp://www.lostsonsvault.orgFox Cities Linux User Group = www.foxlug.orgBodyID:45422903.2.n.logpart (stored separately)-- Ramon Gutierrez
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
LostSon schreef: Hello I am trying to get fbsplash to work and am stuck. I have followed the directions on the gentoo-wiki site but still no luck. Im using vesafb with a 2.6.12-r6 kernel. my grub.conf looks like this title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] spla$ initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 It tries to go to it but it just stays in text mode with no splash it doesnt even go to 1024x768. I get this when booting Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=silent,theme:gentoo quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 Im not sure what that means though. Any ideas, thanks. That means, afaik, that there is an error in the syntax of that specific line, and you need to fix it, as GRUB can't figure out or even guess what the heck you mean. For reference, here's my kernel command line (splash does work for me): kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 video=vesafb-tng:ywrap,mtrr,pmipal,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=silent,theme:emergence quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 The (main) difference I see is that you have no bit depth specified in your video= command, but perhaps vesafb doesn't need one. I also see that I'm using pmipal and you aren't but since I don't even know what that is anyway, I'll assume it's not important. So what I'm wondering is-- you're asking for vesafb in the command line, but is that actually the framebuffer that you've selected in the kernel (in menuconfig, Device Drivers section =Graphics support, what is the actual name of the vesa framebuffer being built)? Mine looks like VESA VGA graphics support VESA driver type (vesafb-tng) --- Does it actually say 'vesafb' between your parentheses (as I believe that vesafb-tng is the default if you enable VESA VGA graphics support)? Also what version of splashutils, did you recently upgrade the kernel from 2.6.11, and if so, did you re-generate the splash initrd (there's an einfo to this effect in the recent splashutils ebuilds)? HTH, Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 17:50 +0200, Holly Bostick wrote: LostSon schreef: Hello I am trying to get fbsplash to work and am stuck. I have followed the directions on the gentoo-wiki site but still no luck. Im using vesafb with a 2.6.12-r6 kernel. my grub.conf looks like this title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] spla$ initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 It tries to go to it but it just stays in text mode with no splash it doesnt even go to 1024x768. I get this when booting Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=silent,theme:gentoo quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 Im not sure what that means though. Any ideas, thanks. That means, afaik, that there is an error in the syntax of that specific line, and you need to fix it, as GRUB can't figure out or even guess what the heck you mean. For reference, here's my kernel command line (splash does work for me): kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 video=vesafb-tng:ywrap,mtrr,pmipal,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=silent,theme:emergence quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 The (main) difference I see is that you have no bit depth specified in your video= command, but perhaps vesafb doesn't need one. I also see that I'm using pmipal and you aren't but since I don't even know what that is anyway, I'll assume it's not important. So what I'm wondering is-- you're asking for vesafb in the command line, but is that actually the framebuffer that you've selected in the kernel (in menuconfig, Device Drivers section =Graphics support, what is the actual name of the vesa framebuffer being built)? Mine looks like VESA VGA graphics support VESA driver type (vesafb-tng) --- Does it actually say 'vesafb' between your parentheses (as I believe that vesafb-tng is the default if you enable VESA VGA graphics support)? Also what version of splashutils, did you recently upgrade the kernel from 2.6.11, and if so, did you re-generate the splash initrd (there's an einfo to this effect in the recent splashutils ebuilds)? HTH, Holly Ok i tried adding that in my line but still no luck alot of what im getting is errors about not being able to load config files and fd0 or fb0 it goes by so fast and i cannot find these error messages in any of my logs either. Im using splashutils-1.1.9.7 btw, thanks -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org Fox Cities Linux User Group = www.foxlug.org signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
So after spending a day messing with and research fb'ing, i gots nothing but messed up fonts in xfce which i'm STILL trying to fix and actaully, i might send a email to the list about it please do so, I have the same troubles :( . Best regards ce -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
LostSon wrote: Hello I am trying to get fbsplash to work and am stuck. I have followed the directions on the gentoo-wiki site but still no luck. Im using vesafb with a 2.6.12-r6 kernel. my grub.conf looks like this title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] spla$ initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 Um, is fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 in the /boot directory? Is your root filesystem /dev/hda1? If the answer to both is yes, then the initrd line should say: initrd (hd0,0)/boot/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
Ramón Gutiérrez wrote: I think the Fbsplash isnt working in 2.6-rx dont know why but i cant get it to work neither. WFM with the emergence theme and 2.6.12-gentoo-r5 (r2-r4 were also ok). I have a Radeon mobility 9600 and am using the radeonfb driver. Unfortunately my initrd is highly custom, and linked into my kernel, so comparisons will be tough. Do you get the frame buffer, but no graphics? If so, you most likely need to add RAM disk support and Initial RAM disk (initrd) support to your kernel. Both options are found under Device Drivers-Block devices. -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 20:44 +0200, Richard Fish wrote: LostSon wrote: Hello I am trying to get fbsplash to work and am stuck. I have followed the directions on the gentoo-wiki site but still no luck. Im using vesafb with a 2.6.12-r6 kernel. my grub.conf looks like this title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] spla$ initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 Um, is fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 in the /boot directory? Is your root filesystem /dev/hda1? If the answer to both is yes, then the initrd line should say: initrd (hd0,0)/boot/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 -Richard OK I have tried this as well and still no luck i just keep getting an error about Cant open config file in /etc/splash/emergence or /gentoo depending o which splash i use. There is more stuff about /dev/fb0 or /dev/fd0 i cant seem to find these messages in any of my log files though. -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org Fox Cities Linux User Group = www.foxlug.org signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
LostSon wrote: On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 20:44 +0200, Richard Fish wrote: LostSon wrote: Hello I am trying to get fbsplash to work and am stuck. I have followed the directions on the gentoo-wiki site but still no luck. Im using vesafb with a 2.6.12-r6 kernel. my grub.conf looks like this title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] spla$ initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 Um, is fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 in the /boot directory? Is your root filesystem /dev/hda1? If the answer to both is yes, then the initrd line should say: initrd (hd0,0)/boot/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 -Richard OK I have tried this as well and still no luck i just keep getting an error about Cant open config file in /etc/splash/emergence or /gentoo depending o which splash i use. There is more stuff about /dev/fb0 or /dev/fd0 i cant seem to find these messages in any of my log files though. Does your kernel configuration include both RAM disk and Initial RAM disk support (under Device Drivers-Block Devices)? Both are required for loading the initramfs through the initrd memory protocol. -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:12:38 +0200, Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LostSon wrote: On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 20:44 +0200, Richard Fish wrote: LostSon wrote: Hello I am trying to get fbsplash to work and am stuck. I have followed the directions on the gentoo-wiki site but still no luck. Im using vesafb with a 2.6.12-r6 kernel. my grub.conf looks like this title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] spla$ initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 make sure nano didnt cut your kernel line. The video= option should be on the same line than the kernel one. It should look like: title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=... #(one line) initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 This is very annoying, but while editing a line larger than the console, nano cut it into two lines :( You have to check every time, go to the end of the first part of the cuted line and press delete charly Um, is fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 in the /boot directory? Is your root filesystem /dev/hda1? If the answer to both is yes, then the initrd line should say: initrd (hd0,0)/boot/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 -Richard OK I have tried this as well and still no luck i just keep getting an error about Cant open config file in /etc/splash/emergence or /gentoo depending o which splash i use. There is more stuff about /dev/fb0 or /dev/fd0 i cant seem to find these messages in any of my log files though. Does your kernel configuration include both RAM disk and Initial RAM disk support (under Device Drivers-Block Devices)? Both are required for loading the initramfs through the initrd memory protocol. -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
On Tuesday 19 July 2005 21:27, charly ghislain wrote: On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:12:38 +0200, Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LostSon wrote: On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 20:44 +0200, Richard Fish wrote: LostSon wrote: Hello I am trying to get fbsplash to work and am stuck. I have followed the directions on the gentoo-wiki site but still no luck. Im using vesafb with a 2.6.12-r6 kernel. my grub.conf looks like this title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] spla$ initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 make sure nano didnt cut your kernel line. The video= option should be on the same line than the kernel one. It should look like: title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=... #(one line) initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 This is very annoying, but while editing a line larger than the console, nano cut it into two lines :( You have to check every time, go to the end of the first part of the cuted line and press delete Use nano -w file.name to avoid line wraps. -- Tony Davison [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 21:45 +0100, Tony Davison wrote: On Tuesday 19 July 2005 21:27, charly ghislain wrote: On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:12:38 +0200, Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LostSon wrote: On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 20:44 +0200, Richard Fish wrote: LostSon wrote: Hello I am trying to get fbsplash to work and am stuck. I have followed the directions on the gentoo-wiki site but still no luck. Im using vesafb with a 2.6.12-r6 kernel. my grub.conf looks like this title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] spla$ initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 make sure nano didnt cut your kernel line. The video= option should be on the same line than the kernel one. It should look like: title=Gentoo-2.6.12-r6-fbsplash root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.new25 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,[EMAIL PROTECTED] splash=... #(one line) initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash-gentoo-1024x768 This is very annoying, but while editing a line larger than the console, nano cut it into two lines :( You have to check every time, go to the end of the first part of the cuted line and press delete Use nano -w file.name to avoid line wraps. -- Tony Davison [EMAIL PROTECTED] I checked this per your instructions as well and no it hasnt cut it off its all on one line. Still no luck im still just getting the cant open config file on /etc/splash error and fd0 crap, heh -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org Fox Cities Linux User Group = www.foxlug.org signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
I checked this per your instructions as well and no it hasnt cut it off its all on one line. Still no luck im still just getting the cant open config file on /etc/splash error and fd0 crap, heh same for me. I've been playing the whole evening eith different settings but no result. Interesting: The splash image gets loaded as soon as the machine switches to runlevel three. BTW: I try to set it up @ 1400x1050. Best regards ce -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 23:10 +0200, Christoph Eckert wrote: I checked this per your instructions as well and no it hasnt cut it off its all on one line. Still no luck im still just getting the cant open config file on /etc/splash error and fd0 crap, heh same for me. I've been playing the whole evening eith different settings but no result. Interesting: The splash image gets loaded as soon as the machine switches to runlevel three. BTW: I try to set it up @ 1400x1050. Best regards ce Yeah its been 3 days here building kernels with different options and the like im about to give up on it. I have my terminal set at 1024x768 anyway which looks nice by itself, i just thought this would be interesting to try and see what it looks like, but im starting to think it isnt worth the trouble,lol -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org Fox Cities Linux User Group = www.foxlug.org signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
Yeah its been 3 days here building kernels with different options and the like im about to give up on it. I have my terminal set at 1024x768 anyway which looks nice by itself, i just thought this would be interesting to try and see what it looks like, but im starting to think it isnt worth the trouble,lol Same for me. I'm happy to have 1400x1050 at the console now. OK, booting with a deep blue background still looks a bit more interesting than plain black white, and I especialoly like the silent splash. But I'll give up. Spend some hours with it, I should better have catched my guitar instead ;-) . Best regards ce -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
Christoph Eckert schreef: I checked this per your instructions as well and no it hasnt cut it off its all on one line. Still no luck im still just getting the cant open config file on /etc/splash error and fd0 crap, heh Umm... pardon me for asking, but you've said at least twice that an error informs you that splash can't open the config file on /etc/splash-- but you've never said that you checked the config file at /etc/splash to confirm that it 1) exists 2) is readable (permissions, syntax) does something in or related to /etc/splash (like /etc/conf.d/splash, or in some strange twist of fate, /etc/init.d/splash, in addition to the config file found in each theme folder in /etc/splash itself) have some association with fd0 (the floppy drive) for some reason? Do you even have a floppy drive? Even so, the splash config file certainly won't be found there. The nice thing about Linux is that error messages are in fact meaningful, and often lead directly to a solution. Perhaps you should heed this one a bit more closely. Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
Christoph Eckert wrote: I checked this per your instructions as well and no it hasnt cut it off its all on one line. Still no luck im still just getting the cant open config file on /etc/splash error and fd0 crap, heh same for me. I've been playing the whole evening eith different settings but no result. Interesting: The splash image gets loaded as soon as the machine switches to runlevel three. BTW: I try to set it up @ 1400x1050. So, this means you have the framebuffer device and fbsplash working...just not at kernel boot time. This probably means you do not have the right kernel options for initrd loading, or a bad grub configuration. Could you post your dmesg output...specifically looking for a line that says something like checking if initrd is initramfs...it (is/isn't)... -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 23:31 +0200, Holly Bostick wrote: Christoph Eckert schreef: I checked this per your instructions as well and no it hasnt cut it off its all on one line. Still no luck im still just getting the cant open config file on /etc/splash error and fd0 crap, heh Umm... pardon me for asking, but you've said at least twice that an error informs you that splash can't open the config file on /etc/splash-- but you've never said that you checked the config file at /etc/splash to confirm that it 1) exists 2) is readable (permissions, syntax) does something in or related to /etc/splash (like /etc/conf.d/splash, or in some strange twist of fate, /etc/init.d/splash, in addition to the config file found in each theme folder in /etc/splash itself) have some association with fd0 (the floppy drive) for some reason? Do you even have a floppy drive? Even so, the splash config file certainly won't be found there. Yes the files exist and the permissions are right where i should be able to use them. and the /dev/fb0 and /dev/fb/0 i have no idea wtf they are. The nice thing about Linux is that error messages are in fact meaningful, and often lead directly to a solution. Perhaps you should heed this one a bit more closely. Holly -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org Fox Cities Linux User Group = www.foxlug.org signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
LostSon schreef: On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 23:31 +0200, Holly Bostick wrote: Christoph Eckert schreef: I checked this per your instructions as well and no it hasnt cut it off its all on one line. Still no luck im still just getting the cant open config file on /etc/splash error and fd0 crap, heh Umm... pardon me for asking, but you've said at least twice that an error informs you that splash can't open the config file on /etc/splash-- but you've never said that you checked the config file at /etc/splash to confirm that it 1) exists 2) is readable (permissions, syntax) Yes the files exist and the permissions are right where i should be able to use them. and the /dev/fb0 and /dev/fb/0 i have no idea wtf they are. Now that we know they're /dev/fb and not /dev/fd (which is the floppy drive), I would imagine that they refer to the framebuffer devices (which are apparently not being created? or are being created too late?) Now, on my system, /dev/fb0 is a symlink to /dev/fb/0, which is as it should be-- and makes me think that this is a udev issue, as that's udev device creation-type naming. Since the devices are eventually being created (as you've indicated that your framebuffer later works), that suggests that you have hotplug creating the device late in the boot process. Do you have coldplug, which is responsible for creating the early devices (presumably like this one)? Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
Thanks Richard, So, this means you have the framebuffer device and fbsplash working...just not at kernel boot time. This probably means you do not have the right kernel options for initrd loading, or a bad grub configuration. Could you post your dmesg output...specifically looking for a line that says something like checking if initrd is initramfs...it (is/isn't)... at least for my part I got it to work by trial and error. The machine didn't like the 1400x1050 resolution, but now I'm fine with 1280x1024. Thanks best regards ce -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash problems
LostSon wrote: On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 23:31 +0200, Holly Bostick wrote: Christoph Eckert schreef: I checked this per your instructions as well and no it hasnt cut it off its all on one line. Still no luck im still just getting the cant open config file on /etc/splash error and fd0 crap, heh Umm... pardon me for asking, but you've said at least twice that an error informs you that splash can't open the config file on /etc/splash-- but you've never said that you checked the config file at /etc/splash to confirm that it 1) exists 2) is readable (permissions, syntax) does something in or related to /etc/splash (like /etc/conf.d/splash, or in some strange twist of fate, /etc/init.d/splash, in addition to the config file found in each theme folder in /etc/splash itself) have some association with fd0 (the floppy drive) for some reason? Do you even have a floppy drive? Even so, the splash config file certainly won't be found there. Yes the files exist and the permissions are right where i should be able to use them. and the /dev/fb0 and /dev/fb/0 i have no idea wtf they are. /dev/fb/0 (symlinked from /dev/fb0) are the device nodes for accessing the framebuffer device. During services startup (i.e, the part that happens after after the root filesystem is mounted and the kernel starts init) these nodes are created automatically when udevstart is run by /sbin/rc. This only happens if a usable framebuffer driver is compiled into your kernel (not as a module!) and the driver found a usable graphics card. Could you post your dmesg output right after booting. I want to make sure that the framebuffer device is being found at boot time. You should be seeing messages like this: radeonfb: Retreived PLL infos from BIOS radeonfb: Reference=27.00 MHz (RefDiv=6) Memory=344.00 Mhz, System=236.00 MHz radeonfb: PLL min 2 max 35000 Non-DDC laptop panel detected radeonfb: Monitor 1 type LCD found radeonfb: Monitor 2 type no found radeonfb: panel ID string: 1600x1200 radeonfb: detected LVDS panel size from BIOS: 1600x1200 radeondb: BIOS provided dividers will be used radeonfb: Dynamic Clock Power Management enabled Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 200x75 fbsplash: console 0 using theme 'emergence' fbsplash: switched splash state to 'on' on console 0 radeonfb (:01:00.0): ATI Radeon NP I think yours should say something about vesafb-tng. -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
