Improved boot time splash screen support for Arch Linux

Izuil · 2007-06-06 09:58:58

Could someone please write an article/instruction on the wiki? Or if it's already done could someone post the link here?

BTW kano does the CK kernel have that thing you're talking about?

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dtw · 2007-06-06 10:07:22

I need to update the wiki but it's such a mess it is hard to know where to start. The gentoo wiki is pretty good

I was looking at it last night and I found out about an app that can help you set your VGA mode. I'll add it to [community] later

iphitus · 2007-06-06 11:39:48

dtw wrote:

I need to update the wiki but it's such a mess it is hard to know where to start. The gentoo wiki is pretty good
I was looking at it last night and I found out about an app that can help you set your VGA mode. I'll add it to [community] later

i think start from scratch, copy some of the faqs, put a kernel26fbsplash in the AUR, and that's about it.

We don't need to support the older beyond configurations and such any longer, so they can be removed. if people want them, they can look in the page change history.

James

dtw · 2007-06-06 11:44:55

I'm down with that approach. The beyond specific examples need to go for a start.

kano · 2007-06-06 18:54:17

Izuil wrote:

Could someone please write an article/instruction on the wiki? Or if it's already done could someone post the link here?
BTW kano does the CK kernel have that thing you're talking about?

No, the -ck patchset doesn't include fbsplash.

dtw · 2007-06-06 21:14:17

Packages have been added to [community]. I'll now tweak them as necessary and hopefully make some improvements.

aRcHaTe · 2007-06-07 00:17:56

kano wrote:

Yes, you need a fbsplash patched in and enabled. If you're having trouble getting your own to work, I'd recommend using a kernel that already has the patch like kernel26viper (in the AUR) or kernel26fallen (in repo in my sig)

a wiki would be great since there is mutch confusion with gentoo patches splashy arch bla bla...dam...i followed ensplash form gentoo wiki..didnt do nothing to boot...is it hard for some one make a wiki to put this to work?

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aRcHaTe · 2007-06-07 00:36:41

hpestilence wrote:

http://home.comcast.net/~hpestilence/fb … 1-ck.patch
This is the patch I used, maybe it will help.

i tryed compile with that patch...the option fbsplash is not present on the menuconfig...i dont understand...it should be there...i patched it from start..it was the first patch...can toy give any tips? i like ck...

hpestilence · 2007-06-07 04:39:16

Make sure that "Support for frame buffer devices" is built-in and that "Enable Tile Blitting Support" is off under Device Drivers ---> Graphics support

CONFIG_FB_SPLASH:                                                                      │
  │                                                                                    │
  │ This option enables support for the Linux boot-up splash screen and                │
  │ graphical backgrounds on consoles. Note that you will need userspace               │
  │ splash utilities in order to take advantage of these features. Refer               │
  │ to Documentation/fb/splash.txt for more information.                               │
  │                                                                                    │
  │ If unsure, say N.                                                                  │
  │ Symbol: FB_SPLASH [=y]                                                             │
  │ Prompt: Support for the framebuffer splash                                         │
  │   Defined at drivers/video/Kconfig:1715                                            │
  │   Depends on: FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y && !FB_TILEBLITTING                            │
  │   Location:                                                                        │
  │     -> Device Drivers                                                              │
  │       -> Graphics support

dtw · 2007-06-07 07:44:01

sickhate wrote:

a wiki would be great

Here is the wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org

aRcHaTe · 2007-06-07 14:46:39

dtw wrote:

sickhate wrote:
a wiki would be great
Here is the wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org

dtw dude a wiki for the new tools...is splashy is to bee on rc.conf? splashy is going crazy....
Splashy DEBUG xml_parser.c (123): ELEMENT: 'fadein'
Splashy DEBUG xml_parser.c (89): XPATH: Pushing 0x80746e0

Splashy DEBUG xml_parser.c (104): STACK: Pushing 0x8074718

Splashy DEBUG xml_parser.c (219): TEXT: 'no'
Splashy DEBUG xml_parser.c (238): text_handler() _last_node Tag '/splashy/fadein'
Splashy DEBUG xml_parser.c (240): text_handler() _last_node Text 'no'
Splashy DEBUG xml_parser.c (201): END: 'fadein'
Splashy DEBUG xml_parser.c (111): STACK: Poping 0x8074718

Splashy DEBUG xml_parser.c (96): XPATH: Poping 0x80746e0

Splashy DEBUG xml_parser.c (219): TEXT: '
'
Splashy DEBUG xml_parser.c (238): text_handler() _last_node Tag '/splashy'
Splashy DEBUG xml_parser.c (240): text_handler() _last_node Text '

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dtw · 2007-06-07 15:17:49

sickhate - this is not a splashy thread, nor is a thread about patching your kernel, I suggest you make a new post.

dtw · 2007-06-07 15:33:53

Anyone want to update this?

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ker … _Patchsets

aRcHaTe · 2007-06-09 02:47:53

in the boot process the gensplash spits an error: /etc/rc.d/gensplash: splash_setup: command not found.....please fix this

dtw · 2007-06-09 09:34:02

sickhate wrote:

in the boot process the gensplash spits an error: /etc/rc.d/gensplash: splash_setup: command not found.....please fix this

Well, technically it's not broken. I worked on the assumption that anyone using the rc.d/gensplash script would be using gensplash for their splash screens but clearly I did not account for people such as yourself...

kano · 2007-06-09 10:03:10

dtw wrote:

Anyone want to update this?
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ker … _Patchsets

I could update it... but what do we want on that page? I know that the -beyond stuff can go. Should there be a section on how to do the actual patching, perhaps a PKGBUILD prototype for patchsets?

Also, how many people would be interested in something like kernel26fbsplash that contains just the patches from kernel26 + fbsplash (and vesa-tng, maybe?) I could write that up and put on the AUR, if anyone hasn't already started working on something like that.

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dtw · 2007-06-09 10:09:01

Tbh I was thinking you could just add a biy about fallen...and maybe viper... - it's just for info nor really for howto

funkyou · 2007-06-09 14:11:16

uhm....

pacman -S community/initscripts-splash
Löse Abhängigkeiten auf... Fertig.
Suche nach Zwischen-Konflikten... Fertig.

Pakete: initscripts-splash-0.8-15

Gesamte Paketgröße                     : 0,10 MB

Installation fortsetzen? [J/n]
Prüfe Paketintegrität... Fertig.
Räume auf... Fertig.
(1/1) Pruefe auf Dateikonflikte                     [#########################################] 100%
Fehler: Konnte den Vorgang nicht vorbereiten
Fehler: Konnte den Vorgang (In Konflikt stehende Dateien) nicht durchführen
initscripts-splash: /bin/isatty existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /etc/inittab existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /etc/network-profiles/template existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /etc/rc.conf existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /etc/rc.d/functions existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /etc/rc.d/netfs existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /etc/rc.d/network existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /etc/rc.local existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /etc/rc.local.shutdown existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /etc/rc.multi existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /etc/rc.shutdown existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /etc/rc.single existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /etc/rc.sysinit existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /sbin/makedevs existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /sbin/minilogd existiert im Dateisystem
initscripts-splash: /usr/bin/netcfg existiert im Dateisystem

Fehler aufgetreten, keine Pakete wurden aktualisiert.

do i have to remove my initscripts package before installing?

kano · 2007-06-09 14:26:02

I did...
pacman -Rd initscripts
pacman -S initscripts-splash

then move rc.conf.pacsave back to rc.conf

You'll also have to add a SPLASH='gensplash' or whichever splash you're using to your rc.conf.

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kano · 2007-06-09 14:27:46

dtw wrote:

Tbh I was thinking you could just add a biy about fallen...and maybe viper... - it's just for info nor really for howto

Gotcha, I'll add that stuff now.

mitsoko · 2007-06-09 14:28:16

yes `-Rd [initscripts|initscripts-gensplash]`; then try again.. or you could just backup rc.conf and force the upgrade (-Sf) then replace ..

funkyou · 2007-06-09 16:02:55

yes, it works flawless (tm)

even this issue is nearly gone now. Instead of blinking for about a whole second, it just flickers for a fraction of a second (barely noticeable)

awesome work dtw!

aRcHaTe · 2007-06-09 16:08:08

dtw wrote:

sickhate wrote:
in the boot process the gensplash spits an error: /etc/rc.d/gensplash: splash_setup: command not found.....please fix this
Well, technically it's not broken. I worked on the assumption that anyone using the rc.d/gensplash script would be using gensplash for their splash screens but clearly I did not account for people such as yourself...

dtw explain...im using gensplash..if not what im i using? i removed splashy cause it was to buggy....but the command i refered does not exist..never the less the gensplash works....

the process i used its more simple...and i dont have to edit notthing on menu boot....so i guess i told you a good thing??

i just used splash_geninitramfs and splash_manager...booted with my normal confis..vga=795 and its a gensplash voila

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kano · 2007-06-09 16:25:32

funkyou wrote:

yes, it works flawless (tm)
even this issue is nearly gone now. Instead of blinking for about a whole second, it just flickers for a fraction of a second (barely noticeable)
awesome work dtw!

I use "video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,1280x1024-32@60 splash=silent,kdgraphics,theme:darch,tty:8" in my kernel line, and get no split second flicker.

tomeil · 2007-06-09 17:24:07

I have darch (verbose on tty1) as default theme and it works perfectly; but when I try to use /sbin/splash_util to set a different theme on other consoles (tty2 for example), I get always the darch theme on that console...

These are the commands I use:

# /sbin/splash_util --tty=2 -m v -t myothertheme -c setcfg
# /sbin/splash_util --tty=2 -c on

Same result if I use the splash_manager utility.

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