Bootsplash on Etch with original kernel

2008-05-23 Thread Kum Gabor
Hello All! Which is the easiest way to make bootsplash on Etch? (Without changing or building kernel) -- Kum Gabor www.kumgabor.hu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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 m

Re: bootsplash ramble

2007-11-04 Thread Kumar Appaiah
the revised kernel to finish its stuff, > via the command fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-custom > kernel_image kernel_headers. > > Yikes. Has anyone else succeeded with bootsplash? Well, I do think you need to patch your kernel and take a bit more pains. See this

bootsplash ramble

2007-11-04 Thread Mark Grieveson
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 then attempted to re

Can't see my bootsplash image.

2007-06-29 Thread Kun Niu
Dear all, I've just install bootsplash package on my system. And I have fb module installed on my system. I can see fb0 under /dev. I also install the bootsplash debian theme package. I updated my initramfs. The corrresponding default series images can be seen. But when the system boots,

Re: Can't see my bootsplash image.

2007-06-28 Thread Wayne Topa
Kun Niu([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > Dear all, > > I've just install bootsplash package on my system. > And I have fb module installed on my system. > I can see fb0 under /dev. > I also install the bootsplash debian theme package. > I updated my initr

Can't see my bootsplash image.

2007-06-28 Thread Kun Niu
Dear all, I've just install bootsplash package on my system. And I have fb module installed on my system. I can see fb0 under /dev. I also install the bootsplash debian theme package. I updated my initramfs. The corrresponding default series images can be seen. But when the system boots,

Re: Anyone have success with bootsplash package?

2007-06-14 Thread Stephen Patterson
t; characters - haven't counted rows nor columns, but framebuffer must be >> working.) I have an nVidia GeForce4 video card and a Compaq 7550 >> monitor, using a stock 2.6.18 kernel. > > Thats grub-splashimages, not bootsplash. > > Anyway, I've got bootsplash wor

Re: Anyone have success with bootsplash package?

2007-06-14 Thread Stephen Patterson
working.) > I have an nVidia GeForce4 video card and a Compaq 7550 monitor, using a > stock 2.6.18 kernel. Thats grub-splashimages, not bootsplash. Anyway, I've got bootsplash working. I installed bootsplash, bootsplash- themes-debian, linux-patch-bootsplash and had to build a new kern

Re: Anyone have success with bootsplash package?

2007-06-11 Thread Nyizsnyik Ferenc
s. > > > > So I was wondering if anyone had any tips if they got it working on > > their machines. > > > > Eric > > I've tried it, with a few different vga=parameters using the debian > bootsplash & bootsplash-themes packages and although it cha

Re: Anyone have success with bootsplash package?

2007-06-11 Thread Stephen Patterson
On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:10:05 +0200, Eric A. Bonney wrote: > Stephen Patterson wrote: >> I've tried it, with a few different vga=parameters using the debian >> bootsplash & bootsplash-themes packages and although it changes >> resolution and loads the frambuffer a

Re: Anyone have success with bootsplash package?

2007-06-10 Thread Eric A. Bonney
with a few different vga=parameters using the debian bootsplash & bootsplash-themes packages and although it changes resolution and loads the frambuffer at boot (verified via dmesg) it doesn't display any splash image but boots normally as framebuffer-text. Yea this is what I am s

Re: Anyone have success with bootsplash package?

2007-06-10 Thread Stephen Patterson
#x27;ve tried it, with a few different vga=parameters using the debian bootsplash & bootsplash-themes packages and although it changes resolution and loads the frambuffer at boot (verified via dmesg) it doesn't display any splash image but boots normally as framebuffer-text. --

Re: Anyone have success with bootsplash package?

2007-06-05 Thread Deboo ^
didn't seem to work with my radeonfb driver. I tried with the generic vga16fb and I got the shutdown bootsplash image fine but never got the start boot. I read on bootsplash.org there's a kernel panic error on Debain Etch using bootsplash http://www.bootsplash.orgFAQ#Why_do_I_see_a_ker

Anyone have success with bootsplash package?

2007-06-04 Thread Eric A. Bonney
I have tried installing this package on two of my three machines and had no success with it. I have verified that I have frame buffer support compiled into the kernal and I have also even installed the patch that is listed in apt-get, but nothing seems to work. At one point I was able to get

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 Er

Bootsplash installieren

2007-05-09 Thread Jan Dinger
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 eine Fehlermeldung, so das in der Datei nichts drinne steht

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 us

bootsplash or usplash

2007-02-27 Thread L . V . Gandhi
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 somelight on selecting among these two. -- L.V.Gandhi http

Bootsplash -> How?

2006-11-15 Thread Richard van der Veen
Hello I wanted to try this bootsplash thing and installed the packages bootsplash and bootsplash-theme-debian. Now i think i also need to install sysv-rc-bootsplash, but then start the trouble. debian:~# apt-get install sysv-rc-bootsplash Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree

bootsplash on Etch

2006-04-29 Thread Digby Tarvin
Has anyone gotten the kernel-patch-bootsplash to work in etch? I have installe the package and built my kernel with: make-dpkg --rootcmd fakeroot --initrd --append-to-version -dtsplash\ \--revision 1 --added-patches bootsplash kernel-image dpkg -i ../linux-image-2.6.15-dtsplash_1_i386

bootsplash kernel patch

2006-04-29 Thread L . V . Gandhi
I downloaded patch file kernel-patch-bootsplash_2.6.16-1.tar.gz. But it contains patches other than 2.6.16-1. From where to get bootsplash kernel patch for 2.6.16-1? -- L.V.Gandhi http://lvgandhi.tripod.com/ linux user No.205042

udev error in sid and bootsplash

2006-02-26 Thread L . V . Gandhi
error and get bootsplash back. -- L.V.Gandhi http://lvgandhi.tripod.com/ linux user No.205042

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

bootsplash in sid

2006-02-16 Thread L.V.Gandhi
I tried to install bootsplash in sid. I had two problems. First is regarding sysv-rc-bootsplash. It doesn't patch rc and rcs scripts properly. Any how I tried to bypass it by removing it. second initrd.img gives kernel panic. I saw post in bootsplash discussion as below. It's becau

bootsplash in sid with 2.6.15 kernel

2006-02-07 Thread L.V.Gandhi
Has anyone got bootsplash working with kernel 2.6.15 in sid? Everything went well but lvgdell600m:~# pkgl|grep bootsplash ii bootsplash 3.1-11 Enables a graphical boot screen ii bootsplash-theme-debian3 0.5-5The bootsplash theme debian3 ii

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-21 Thread L.V.Gandhi
On 9/22/05, Ritesh Raj Sarraf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-Hash: SHA1L.V.Gandhi on Monday 19 Sep 2005 12:46 wrote:> I have found the problem with debian apt-get kernel which contains> debian patches.Debian shipped kernels don't come with with

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-21 Thread Ritesh Raj Sarraf
ed kernel sources (apt-got >> ones)? I generally have had no problems applying the bootsplash >> patches to pristine kernel sources. > > I have found the problem with debian apt-get kernel which contains > debian patches. Debian shipped kernels don't come with with bootspla

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-19 Thread L.V.Gandhi
On 9/17/05, Kumar Appaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know whether this is a stupid doubt, but are you using > `pristine' kernel sources or Debian patched kernel sources (apt-got > ones)? I generally have had no problems applying the bootsplash > patches to

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-17 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
David R. Litwin wrote: Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot and the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every Evening. In addition, I shall be getting a lap-top soon. (By the bye, why doesn't Debian have Bootsplash as a sta

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-17 Thread Kumar Appaiah
On Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 05:38:03AM +0530, L.V.Gandhi wrote: >I have 2.6.8 kernel source. I tried the following both patches separately >in the same order. ie second time src previous patched source was deleted >and new src was installed. > bootsplash-3.1.6-2.6.8.diff >

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-16 Thread L.V.Gandhi
On 9/14/05, Pooly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 2005/9/6, mess-mate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> | Basically, the steps are:> |> | 1. Download the kernel source> |> | 2. Extract it to /usr/src, or wherever you'd prefer > |> | 3. Download the bootsplash patch from http:/

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) withou

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

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

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-15 Thread mess-mate
lanation. I've chosen several different 16bit modes ( seems the bootsplash works only on 16bit) without success. Or the patch don't support s3 cards ? mess-mate -- It's lucky you're going so slowly, because you're going in the wrong direction.

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-15 Thread Seeker5528
On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:06:10 +0530 "L.V.Gandhi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is this boot-icons package. I don't have in stable repository. Hmmm, I guess boot-icons never made it out of unstable. http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=boot-icon&searchon=names&subword

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
; | > So tryed several of this modes and nor of them wont work. | > I see only a little pinguin in the left up corner and then the | > verbose booting. | > The bootsplash themself (with animation) isn't there. | | The patch is intended to change the existing framebuffer module

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-14 Thread Nicolas Cadou
I see only a little pinguin in the left up corner and then the > verbose booting. > The bootsplash themself (with animation) isn't there. The patch is intended to change the existing framebuffer module's behaviour, by changing method it uses to switch video modes. Nicolas

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-14 Thread Pooly
2005/9/6, mess-mate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > | > | > Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot > and > | > the other u

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-13 Thread L.V.Gandhi
On 9/14/05, Seeker5528 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:01:47 +0530"L.V.Gandhi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > On a side note I had installed the boot-icons package sometime in the > > past and never got around to getting it operational and it started> > working too.> >> > I install

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-13 Thread Seeker5528
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:01:47 +0530 "L.V.Gandhi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On a side note I had installed the boot-icons package sometime in the > > past and never got around to getting it operational and it started > > working too. > > > > I installed it. It shows tux image. No show of % pro

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-13 Thread L.V.Gandhi
On 9/13/05, David R. Litwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The link I provide let me set up Splashy with relative ease. I should think, off hand, that you need to edit the config.xml file located in the splashy directory. Read the readme that comes along with your theme. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthr

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

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 '

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-12 Thread Bob Proulx
David R. Litwin wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > The only reason I was dragged in was that I fell for your > > troll. > > Did you mean MY troll? I hope that what I have written does not appear to be > a troll! I'm just asking questions: I'm very curious. I'm terribly sorry if > I sound mean. I'm r

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-12 Thread David R. Litwin
The link I provide let me set up Splashy with relative ease. I should think, off hand, that you need to edit the config.xml file located in the splashy directory. Read the readme that comes along with your theme. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=41709 I installed it. It shows tux image. No

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

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: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-12 Thread L.V.Gandhi
On 9/10/05, Seeker5528 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 21:55:31 -0700Jeff D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> what about using splashy?  it doesn't require a kernel rebuild and is in> experimental or you can add: >> deb http://splashy.Alioth.debian.org/debian/ unstable main> deb-sr

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.

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

bootsplash

2005-09-11 Thread mess-mate
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 80x30. Setted the grub vg

Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres. [Solved]

2005-09-10 Thread David R. Litwin
Aha! I got it to work (well, the boot up, any way. I haven't booted down yet. I assume it will work, though).I thank you all kindly for your help.(For purposes of completion:) Bby putting the line deb-src http://splashy.Alioth.debian.org/debian/ unstable maininto the sources.list file, then,

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-10 Thread Seeker5528
On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 21:55:31 -0700 Jeff D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what about using splashy? it doesn't require a kernel rebuild and is in > experimental or you can add: > > deb http://splashy.Alioth.debian.org/debian/ unstable main > deb-src http://splashy.Alioth.debian.org/debian/

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-07 Thread David R. Litwin
The only reason I was dragged in was that I fell for yourtroll. Did you mean MY troll? I hope that what I have written does not appear to be a troll! I'm just asking questions: I'm very curious. I'm terribly sorry if I sound mean. I'm really not terribly good at writing E-Mails. -- —A watched bread

Re: Mutt and html [was: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash...]

2005-09-06 Thread Peter J Ross
On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 06:44:21AM +0200, David Jardine wrote: > On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 05:06:22PM -0700, James Vahn wrote: > > David Jardine wrote: > > > On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:09:31PM +0200, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote: > > >> On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 16:36 -0400, David R. Litwin wrote: > >

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-06 Thread Bob Proulx
Brian Nelson wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) writes: > >> I find it easiest to just grab the vanilla sources straight from > >> kernel.org. The Debian ones tend to be crippled and patched, which > >> makes it a pain to apply new patches. > > > > I always find it easier to use the Debian st

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-06 Thread mess-mate
Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | | > Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot and | > the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every Evening. | > In

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread Jeff D
David R. Litwin wrote: Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot and the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every Evening. In addition, I shall be getting a lap-top soon. (By the bye, why doesn't Debian have Bootsplash as a sta

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread David R. Litwin
Isn't this perhaps the problem?  I've been trying to get to gripswith debian for years and I haven't ventured outside stable.  I still feel out of my depth and - no offence meant, honestly -you're obviously out of your depth and you shouldn't think youhave the right to demand answers to all your qu

Re: Mutt and html [was: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash...]

2005-09-05 Thread David Jardine
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 05:06:22PM -0700, James Vahn wrote: > David Jardine wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:09:31PM +0200, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote: > >> On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 16:36 -0400, David R. Litwin wrote: > >> > Any way, have you any advice > >> > >> not using HTML... > > > > Us

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread charlie
On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 20:02:55 -0700 (PDT) Alvin used the keyboard to craft this: >|bad boy ... >| >|i asume you do know, that your system is statisticly more likely >|to die exponentionally each time you reboot your PC.. the more >|you reboot it, the lifespan of your machine just wend down

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread David Jardine
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 10:51:46PM -0400, David R. Litwin wrote: > I'm using Sid Isn't this perhaps the problem? I've been trying to get to grips with debian for years and I haven't ventured outside stable. I still feel out of my depth and - no offence meant, honestly - you're obviously out

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread Brian Nelson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) writes: >> I find it easiest to just grab the vanilla sources straight from >> kernel.org. The Debian ones tend to be crippled and patched, which >> makes it a pain to apply new patches. > > I always find it easier to use the Debian stock kernels. They have > all o

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread David R. Litwin
You don't need grub to use linux, lilo can be used instead. I prefer lilo togrub. I actually started my Linux days with LILO. I like GRUB more. IMHO, grub is too flexible.If I may: Huh? How can some thing be too flexible? This is most interesting.-- —A watched bread-crumb never boils.—My hover-cra

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread Paul E Condon
act, also for > Bootsplash). Why wouldn't it work this time? How can I configure GRUB when I > need GRUB to access linux? You don't need grub to use linux, lilo can be used instead. I prefer lilo to grub. IMHO, grub is too flexible. But I am using sarge, maybe lilo has been remo

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread Alvin Oga
> On Mon, 5 Sep 2005, David R. Litwin wrote: > > My appologies: I really, really want Bootsplash. than you be able to make it work "yourself", as it is tons of work > As I wrote (and so alluded to), my computer IS re-booted quite a bit. bad boy ... i asume you do kno

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread David R. Litwin
tall the kernel. Every time I have apt-got a linux-image, it says it is searching for GRUB and modifying it accordingly (and, in fact, also for Bootsplash). Why wouldn't it work this time? How can I configure GRUB when I need GRUB to access linux? Thank you kindly.-- —A watched bread-crumb never boil

Re: Mutt and html [was: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash...]

2005-09-05 Thread James Vahn
David Jardine wrote: > On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:09:31PM +0200, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote: >> On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 16:36 -0400, David R. Litwin wrote: >> > Any way, have you any advice >> >> not using HTML... > > Using mutt, I see no html. Is this a bug or a feature of mutt? > (I do ofte

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread Marc Wilson
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:09:31PM +0200, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote: > not using HTML... Well, what did you expect? You're using evocrap as a MUA. Switch to something decent that actually allows you to control which part of a correctly-formatted rich-text message (ie including both HTML and

Re: Mutt and html [was: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash...]

2005-09-05 Thread Paul E Condon
On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 01:04:58AM +0200, David Jardine wrote: > On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:09:31PM +0200, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote: > > On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 16:36 -0400, David R. Litwin wrote: > > > Any way, have you any advice > > > > not using HTML... > > Using mutt, I see no html. Is t

Re: Mutt and html [was: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash...]

2005-09-05 Thread David Jardine
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:09:31PM +0200, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote: > On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 16:36 -0400, David R. Litwin wrote: > > Any way, have you any advice > > not using HTML... Using mutt, I see no html. Is this a bug or a feature of mutt? (I do often get html attachments - and also

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread Bob Proulx
Brian Nelson wrote: > "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is > > dual-boot and the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: > > Shutting Down every Evening. But the other user wi

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread Mark Crean
On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 16:36 -0400, David R. Litwin wrote: [snip] > > Any way, have you any advice to get me closer to me goal of > Bootsplashedness? > You might find this url helpful: http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/3124 FWIW, I've got bootsplash here working fine on a 2.

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread Brian Nelson
"David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot and > the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every Evening. > In addition, I shall be getting a lap-top soon. (By the bye,

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread Rakotomandimby Mihamina
On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 16:36 -0400, David R. Litwin wrote: > Any way, have you any advice not using HTML... -- Administration & Formation à l'administration de serveurs dédiés: http://www.google.fr/search?q=aspo+infogerance+serveur

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread David R. Litwin
No one *needs*bootsplash.My appologies: I really, really want Bootsplash. > (By the bye, why doesn't Debian have Bootsplash as a standard?)Is there some particular reason it should?  Most people actually *use* the computer rather than rebooting it over and over and over and over...As I wr

Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread Marc Wilson
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 03:48:25PM -0400, David R. Litwin wrote: > Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot > and the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every > Evening. In addition, I shall be getting a lap-top soon. What

Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.

2005-09-05 Thread David R. Litwin
Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot and the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every Evening. In addition, I shall be getting a lap-top soon. (By the bye, why doesn't Debian have Bootsplash as a standard?)I know I need to comp

Re: Kernel panic when booting with bootsplash initrd image in kernel 2.6.11.7

2005-08-29 Thread Alvaro
Hi I checked some file system options. Here I will past you my kernel options related to _FS. Could you tell me what module should I include into the kernel. I have compiled it again and still I can't boot without the initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.11.7 (what should be done including the reisers modul

Re: Kernel panic when booting with bootsplash initrd image in kernel 2.6.11.7

2005-08-29 Thread Joe Smith
ext3 is set but ext2 is a module. I think I muss check it as well. But I'm not sure. Yes. ext3 is very much dependent on ext2. In fact I would personally compile all filesystems I might use directly into the kernel in case I some day need to do some sort of weird booting. -- To UNSUBSCRI

Re: Kernel panic when booting with bootsplash initrd image in kernel 2.6.11.7

2005-08-29 Thread Alvaro
I also have look at the ext file system pegaso:/home/aarenas/tmp/spca5xx-20050701# grep --color EXT /usr/src/linux/.config # CONFIG_KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS is not set CONFIG_MTD_CFI_INTELEXT=m CONFIG_IEEE1394_EXTRA_CONFIG_ROMS=y CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED=y CONFIG_SND_GUSEXTREME=m CONFIG_EXT2_FS=m CO

Re: Kernel panic when booting with bootsplash initrd image in kernel 2.6.11.7

2005-08-29 Thread Alvaro
Yes you are ritgth pegaso:/home/aarenas/tmp/spca5xx-20050701# grep --color REISER /usr/src/linux/.config CONFIG_REISERFS_FS=m # CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK is not set # CONFIG_REISERFS_PROC_INFO is not set # CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR is not set Should I check all options? or only the two first? Alvaro.

Re: Kernel panic when booting with bootsplash initrd image in kernel 2.6.11.7

2005-08-29 Thread Kumar Appaiah
On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 03:01:31PM -0700, Alvaro wrote: > Hi List > > I downloaded, patched and compiled the kernel 2.6.11.7 for using > bootsplash. I used the following command: > MAKEFLAGS="CC=gcc-3.3" make-kpkg --initrd --revision=custom.1.0 > kernel_image >

Kernel panic when booting with bootsplash initrd image in kernel 2.6.11.7

2005-08-29 Thread Alvaro
Hi List I downloaded, patched and compiled the kernel 2.6.11.7 for using bootsplash. I used the following command: MAKEFLAGS="CC=gcc-3.3" make-kpkg --initrd --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image But when I want to boot the computer using it, the bootsplash silent mode screen apears and

DMA, mkinitrd and bootsplash

2005-08-18 Thread Luis Fernando Llana Díaz
Hi all, I write this e-mail a bit upset after spending three days trying to install a new kernel with bootsplash and suspend2. And I write this to avoid anybody else to spend the same. I do not know who must solve this, but I think that there is a problem with bootsplash or mkinitrd. I can

Re: Debian Sarge with Kernel 2.4.27 and Bootsplash

2005-08-11 Thread Uwe Dippel
On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:38:48 +0200, Michael Wuest wrote: > For some days now I am trying to teach my Debian Sarge > with Kernel 2.4.27 to use Bootsplash. > > I read many articles and HOW TO´s, but my results are > not what I want. > > It seems to me that I have a very s

Re: Debian Sarge with Kernel 2.4.27 and Bootsplash

2005-08-11 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
First of all, you posted this message three different times. That is not really necessary. On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 10:38:48PM +0200, Michael Wuest wrote: > Hi. > > For some days now I am trying to teach my Debian Sarge > with Kernel 2.4.27 to use Bootsplash. > > I read many a

Debian Sarge with Kernel 2.4.27 and Bootsplash

2005-08-11 Thread Michael Wuest
Hi. For some days now I am trying to teach my Debian Sarge with Kernel 2.4.27 to use Bootsplash. I read many articles and HOW TO´s, but my results are not what I want. It seems to me that I have a very simple problem. after doing "make menuconfig" regarding the HOW TO´s I need to e

Debian Sarge (Kernel 2.4.27) and Bootsplash

2005-08-11 Thread Michael Wuest
Hi. For some days now I am trying to teach my Debian Sarge with Kernel 2.4.27 to use Bootsplash. I read many articles and HOW TO´s, but my results are not what I want. It seems to me that I have a very simple problem. after doing "make menuconfig" regarding the HOW TO´s I need to e

Debian Sarge (Kernel 2.4.27) wanting BootSplash

2005-08-11 Thread Michael Wuest
Hello everybody, for some days I am know trying to teach my debian sarge with kernel 2.4.27 to use bootsplash. I read many articles in the internet. All I tried did not lead to a bootsplash screen and now I have the following questions: Why do I not get the option "Device-Dr

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

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