On 31/05/12 06:29, Paul Hartman wrote:
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I see Tux for a microsecond, then the splash screen appears
To fix that one, disable the "Bootup logo" in the kernel config:
CONFIG_LOGO: Device drivers -> Graphics support
and
flashes black three times before stabilizing. I don't think it is the
display changing modes (the backlight stays on), it just looks like
it's switching between blank screen and back to showing the graphics.
It happens at the very beginning of the splash, before root is
remounted and the progress bar is moving.
Make sure that SPLASH_XSERVICE is *not* set in /etc/conf.d/splash. If
it's set, comment it out:
# Name of the boot service starting X. Useful in cases when X is
# started by a custom initscript, other than the usual 'xdm'. If you
# are using a custom X initscript and do not set this variable
# correctly, do not be surprised if you end up at tty1 at the end of
# the boot process (instead of in an X session).
# SPLASH_XSERVICE="xdm"
I'm using dracut's gensplash
module to generate the initrd, maybe it's doing something funny.
OK, to verify that it's not a problem with dracut, try to use Gentoo's
native tool for this (splash_geninitramfs). Try the below, which should
duplicate my own working config:
emerge media-gfx/splash-themes-livecd
emerge media-gfx/splashutils
splash_geninitramfs --verbose --res 1920x1080 --generate \
/boot/initrd.splash1920x1080 livecd-2007.0
Then edit your grub config:
kernel <your kernel> <your other opts> quiet
splash=theme:livecd-2007.0 console=tty1
initrd /boot/initrd.splash1920x1080
(Substitute 1920x1080 with whatever you're using.)
Another useful thing to do is to disable clearing the text of tty1, so
that the OpenRC messages don't get cleared. To do that, find this line:
c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux
in /etc/inittab and append "--noclear" to it:
c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux --noclear
Lastly, make sure that tty7 doesn't get a decoration. In
/etc/conf.d/fbcondecor, set something like:
FBCONDECOR_TTYS="1 2 3 4 5 6"
to only decorate tty1 through tt6. Reboot and check if it works,
especially automatic switching to tty7/xdm.
