Re: bootsplash ramble

2007-11-04 Thread Michael Biebl
Mark Grieveson schrieb: > I tried setting up bootsplash, on my Etch box, and have failed > miserably. I installed it, and messed around with > the /boot/grub/menu.lst file, adding "vga=791 splash=silent" to the > kernel line. It made the print smaller, but did not give me a nifty > bootsplash. I

Re: bootsplash ramble

2007-11-04 Thread Kumar Appaiah
On Sun, Nov 04, 2007 at 08:22:30PM -0500, Mark Grieveson wrote: > Anyway, first using menuconfig, and then xconfig, I was unable to find > any entry for "Console drivers". I did find some framebuffer stuff, > but nothing about "Use splash screen instead of boot logo", as I was > instructed to turn

Re: Bootsplash installieren

2007-05-09 Thread Jan Dinger
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Re: Bootsplash installieren

2007-05-09 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 10:45:06AM +0200, Jan Dinger wrote: > Hallo, ich versuche gerade für mein Debian (Sid) Bootsplash zu > installieren. Ich mache das nach einer eigentlich einfach Anleitung: > http://wiki.debianforum.de/Bootsplash > > jedoch bekomme ich bei der Erstellung meiner initrd.splash

Re: bootsplash or usplash

2007-02-27 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 10:58 -0800, L.V.Gandhi wrote: > I am running debian etch. > Previously in sarge I used to run bootsplash with hiccups for progress > bars. > I tried usplash in etch. I got gui only during shutdown not during > boot. > I will be thankful if somebody, who used both, can throw s

Re: bootsplash in sid

2006-02-17 Thread L . V . Gandhi
On 2/17/06, Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did you have a look at splashy? http://splashy.alioth.debian.org yes. I feel bootsplash is much better than splashy. of course kernel stuff involved. -- L.V.Gandhi http://lvgandhi.tripod.com/ linux user No.205042

Re: bootsplash in sid

2006-02-17 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:59:26 -0800 "L.V.Gandhi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tried to install bootsplash in sid. Did you have a look at splashy? http://splashy.alioth.debian.org Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-15 Thread Jason Edson
On 9/15/05, mess-mate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Nicolas Cadou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:| Le 15 Septembre 2005 08:00, mess-mate a écrit:| > Thanks for that explanation.| > I've chosen several different 16bit modes ( seems the bootsplash | > works only on 16bit) without success.| > Or the patch don

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-15 Thread mess-mate
Nicolas Cadou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Le 15 Septembre 2005 08:00, mess-mate a écrit : | > Thanks for that explanation. | > I've chosen several different 16bit modes ( seems the bootsplash | > works only on 16bit) without success. | > Or the patch don't support s3 cards ? | | Sorry, but I do n

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-15 Thread Nicolas Cadou
Le 15 Septembre 2005 08:00, mess-mate a écrit : > Thanks for that explanation. > I've chosen several different 16bit modes ( seems the bootsplash > works only on 16bit) without success. > Or the patch don't support s3 cards ? Sorry, but I do not know any other solution to this problem of yours, ex

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-15 Thread mess-mate
Nicolas Cadou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Le 14 Septembre 2005 10:07, mess-mate a écrit : | > | The patch is intended to change the existing framebuffer module's | > | behaviour, by changing method it uses to switch video modes. | > | | > | Nicolas | > | > Thanks, more clearely ?? | | The stock l

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-14 Thread Nicolas Cadou
Le 14 Septembre 2005 10:07, mess-mate a écrit : > | The patch is intended to change the existing framebuffer module's > | behaviour, by changing method it uses to switch video modes. > | > | Nicolas > > Thanks, more clearely ?? The stock linux VESA VGA framebuffer module is limited in its ability

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-14 Thread mess-mate
Nicolas Cadou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Le 13 Septembre 2005 05:03, mess-mate a écrit : | > | I have encountered this problem with S3 Virge cards. | > | | > | I found a patch for 2.4 kernels (tested on 2.4.21 and 2.4.24) which | > | side-steps the problem, by setting video modes through VESA. |

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-14 Thread Nicolas Cadou
Le 13 Septembre 2005 05:03, mess-mate a écrit : > | I have encountered this problem with S3 Virge cards. > | > | I found a patch for 2.4 kernels (tested on 2.4.21 and 2.4.24) which > | side-steps the problem, by setting video modes through VESA. > | > | Let me know if it works. > > Thanks but i bui

Re: bootsplash (OT)

2005-09-13 Thread Ms Linuz
mess-mate wrote: >Nicolas Cadou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >| Le 11 Septembre 2005 04:50, mess-mate a écrit : >| > Hi, >| > i've installed bootsplash on a machine without any problem. >| > But can't do the same on a second machine : >| > -233 k6 with a S3Virge graphic car. >| > Seems 'mode' (vga)

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-13 Thread mess-mate
Nicolas Cadou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Le 11 Septembre 2005 04:50, mess-mate a écrit : | > Hi, | > i've installed bootsplash on a machine without any problem. | > But can't do the same on a second machine : | > -233 k6 with a S3Virge graphic car. | > Seems 'mode' (vga) isn't right when booting

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-12 Thread Nicolas Cadou
Le 11 Septembre 2005 04:50, mess-mate a écrit : > Hi, > i've installed bootsplash on a machine without any problem. > But can't do the same on a second machine : > -233 k6 with a S3Virge graphic car. > Seems 'mode' (vga) isn't right when booting and have to select an > other mode like for example 8

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-12 Thread Simo Kauppi
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 02:40:07PM +0200, mess-mate wrote: > Simo Kauppi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 05:04:35PM +0200, mess-mate wrote: > | > Wang Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | > | > The exact error is: > | > | > 'You passed an unappropriate mode number..' and i have

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-12 Thread mess-mate
Simo Kauppi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 05:04:35PM +0200, mess-mate wrote: | > Wang Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | > | > The exact error is: | > | > 'You passed an unappropriate mode number..' and i have to press | > | > 'return' to see an available choice about: | > | > 8

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-11 Thread Simo Kauppi
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 05:04:35PM +0200, mess-mate wrote: > Wang Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | > The exact error is: > | > 'You passed an unappropriate mode number..' and i have to press > | > 'return' to see an available choice about: > | > 80x40 > | > 80x30 > | > 80x32 > | > etc... > | > >

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-11 Thread mess-mate
Wang Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | > The exact error is: | > 'You passed an unappropriate mode number..' and i have to press | > 'return' to see an available choice about: | > 80x40 | > 80x30 | > 80x32 | > etc... | > | > mess-mate | | | And did you build framebuffer support into kernel? It sho

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-11 Thread Wang Xu
> The exact error is: > 'You passed an unappropriate mode number..' and i have to press > 'return' to see an available choice about: > 80x40 > 80x30 > 80x32 > etc... > > mess-mate And did you build framebuffer support into kernel? It should be built into kernel directly rather than as modules.

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-11 Thread mess-mate
Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 10:50:18AM +0200, mess-mate wrote: | > Hi, | > i've installed bootsplash on a machine without any problem. | > But can't do the same on a second machine : | > -233 k6 with a S3Virge graphic car. | > Seems 'mode' (vga) isn't rig

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-11 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 10:50:18AM +0200, mess-mate wrote: > Hi, > i've installed bootsplash on a machine without any problem. > But can't do the same on a second machine : > -233 k6 with a S3Virge graphic car. > Seems 'mode' (vga) isn't right when booting and have to select an > other mode like fo

Re: bootsplash + debian Sid kernel 2.6.9 (initrd problem?)

2004-12-29 Thread Gael
Brian Pack wrote: On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 02:45 +0100, Gael wrote: Hi, I have a debian-kernel 2.6.9 and I try to use bootsplash. The framebuffer is ok (vesafb 1024x768x16). Bootsplash works anytime but at boot-time (each console has a picture and the first console has an animation at shutdown-time

Re: bootsplash + debian Sid kernel 2.6.9 (initrd problem?)

2004-12-28 Thread Brian Pack
On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 02:45 +0100, Gael wrote: > Hi, > > I have a debian-kernel 2.6.9 and I try to use bootsplash. The > framebuffer is ok (vesafb 1024x768x16). Bootsplash works > anytime but at boot-time (each console has a picture and the > first console has an animation at shutdown-time.). Howe

Re: Bootsplash in Debian

2003-11-02 Thread Johann Koenig
On Monday November 3 at 04:34pm Damien Solley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 16:22, Johann Koenig wrote: > > On Monday November 3 at 03:37pm > > Damien Solley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Kernel is 2.4.22 from ftp.kernel.org with Con Kolivas' -ck2 patch > > > (includ

Re: Bootsplash in Debian

2003-11-02 Thread Damien Solley
On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 16:22, Johann Koenig wrote: > On Monday November 3 at 03:37pm > Damien Solley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Kernel is 2.4.22 from ftp.kernel.org with Con Kolivas' -ck2 patch > > (includes bootsplash). I've got 512MB main memory with 1MB accessible > > to the BIOS while bo

Re: Bootsplash in Debian

2003-11-02 Thread Johann Koenig
On Monday November 3 at 03:37pm Damien Solley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kernel is 2.4.22 from ftp.kernel.org with Con Kolivas' -ck2 patch > (includes bootsplash). I've got 512MB main memory with 1MB accessible > to the BIOS while booting. I use the 845patch to allocate a further > 10MB RAM to

Re: Bootsplash in Debian

2003-11-02 Thread Damien Solley
On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 02:50, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > Damien Solley wrote: > > > > Thanks for you answer, Nicolas. > > It seems that it may indeed be a framebuffer error. Although I had > > assumed my kernel framebuffer was working correctly (because I am > > getting 1024x768x8 console) there is

Re: Bootsplash in Debian

2003-11-02 Thread Paulo Jorge
On Mon, Nov 03, 2003 at 12:11:42AM +1100, Damien Solley wrote: > Hello All > I am trying to get a splash screen while booting into my Debian Sarge > box. I found instructions at: > http://bulmalug.net/impresion.phtml?nIdNoticia=1812 > and have followed them (almost) to the letter. The kernel has be

Re: Bootsplash in Debian

2003-11-02 Thread Roberto Sanchez
Damien Solley wrote: Thanks for you answer, Nicolas. It seems that it may indeed be a framebuffer error. Although I had assumed my kernel framebuffer was working correctly (because I am getting 1024x768x8 console) there is an error. My dmesg output includes: $ dmesg|grep vesafb vesafb: abort, cann

Re: Bootsplash in Debian

2003-11-02 Thread Damien Solley
On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 01:02, Nicolas Rueff wrote: > Ainsi parla Damien Solley le 307ème jour de l'an 2003: > > > Hello All > > I am trying to get a splash screen while booting into my Debian Sarge > > box. I found instructions at: > > http://bulmalug.net/impresion.phtml?nIdNoticia=1812 > > and hav

Re: Bootsplash in Debian

2003-11-02 Thread Nicolas Rueff
Ainsi parla Damien Solley le 307ème jour de l'an 2003: > Hello All > I am trying to get a splash screen while booting into my Debian Sarge > box. I found instructions at: > http://bulmalug.net/impresion.phtml?nIdNoticia=1812 > and have followed them (almost) to the letter. The kernel has been > pa