[solved] Getting rid of the Arch logo(s) at boot?

Peasantoid · 2009-05-25 20:42:31

Whenever I boot my system, there are these two Arch logos that appear at the top-left corner of the screen. Doesn't seem like that big of a deal, but I prefer a nice "clean" console — these smack of advertising. How can I get rid of them?

Last edited by Peasantoid (2009-05-26 01:36:30)

gazj · 2009-05-25 20:49:57

2 ways really

take the vga=xxx from the kernel line of /boot/grub/menu.lst (unforunately your console screen res will be awful)

or

recompile your kernel with the logo support turned off

Peasantoid · 2009-05-25 20:50:50

Okay. I think I'll go recompile the kernel (I HATE the default resolution...).

gazj · 2009-05-25 20:59:28

you can also find the arch image in the kernel source and change it for an image of your own

Peasantoid · 2009-05-25 21:12:54

I'm recompiling the kernel, but the patch for .4 won't download.

--2009-05-25 17:01:34--  ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/other/kernel26/patch-2.6.29.4-1-ARCH.bz2
           => `patch-2.6.29.4-1-ARCH.bz2.part'
Resolving ftp.archlinux.org... 209.85.41.145, 209.85.41.144
Connecting to ftp.archlinux.org|209.85.41.145|:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... 
Error in server response, closing control connection.
Retrying.

--2009-05-25 17:02:51--  ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/other/kernel26/patch-2.6.29.4-1-ARCH.bz2
  (try: 2) => `patch-2.6.29.4-1-ARCH.bz2.part'
Connecting to ftp.archlinux.org|209.85.41.145|:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... 
Error in server response, closing control connection.
Retrying.

--2009-05-25 17:04:08--  ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/other/kernel26/patch-2.6.29.4-1-ARCH.bz2
  (try: 3) => `patch-2.6.29.4-1-ARCH.bz2.part'
Connecting to ftp.archlinux.org|209.85.41.145|:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... 
Error in server response, closing control connection.
Giving up.

I can't even ping ftp.archlinux.org — it just sits there and doesn't respond. Is the server dead? Is there anywhere else I can get the patch?
# ...please tell me there's a mirror.
# Hell, does the server even have an other/ directory? How old is this PKGBUILD anyway? (Using ABS.)

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Ramses de Norre · 2009-05-25 21:58:00

It works here... I can mail you the file if you want.

Last edited by Ramses de Norre (2009-05-25 21:58:23)

Peasantoid · 2009-05-25 22:01:03

Please do, thanks.

Ramses de Norre · 2009-05-25 22:03:23

On the way

Peasantoid · 2009-05-25 22:05:04

Got it. You da man!

Now I'll see if I can actually make this work...

# By the way, what IP address does ftp.archlinux.org resolve to on your end?

Last edited by Peasantoid (2009-05-25 22:06:10)

Pierre · 2009-05-25 22:07:02

I think appending logo.nologo might solve this without the need of recompiling.

Peasantoid · 2009-05-25 22:07:52

Pierre wrote:

I think appending logo.nologo might solve this without the need of recompiling.

Append it where...?

.:B:. · 2009-05-25 22:24:24

In your grub config, where else?

haxit · 2009-05-25 22:26:35

I wish the framebuffer worked for me bro. Your so lucky!

Ghost1227 · 2009-05-25 22:37:01

pierre had the best answer, I've been using that method for a while.

Peasantoid · 2009-05-25 22:46:08

So I basically just stick it in like this?

title  Arch Linux
root   (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=773 logo.nologo
initrd /boot/kernel26.img

Peasantoid · 2009-05-25 23:00:43

It worked. Thanks everyone.

haxit · 2009-05-26 01:23:14

Don't forget to put: [Solved] in the title.

MoonSwan · 2009-05-26 01:33:45

haxit wrote:

I wish the framebuffer worked for me bro. Your so lucky!

/hijack

You do know you can use a different resolution than the default, correct? FB will work even on an ancient 15 inch LCD or CRT as long as that resolution matches or is lower than the monitors "native" resolution (or in the crt's case, its "best" or lower res).

/unhijack

Peasantoid · 2009-05-26 01:36:41

haxit wrote:

Don't forget to put: [Solved] in the title.

Eheheh, forgot, thank you.

von_Wanderlust · 2009-05-26 01:47:06

Wow, I didn't know about that. And after a bit of searching I realise there is lot I don't know (Well, I had already realised that, but now I have proof).

I've found more info on the different kernel parameters one can feed to the kernel at boot time and I provide them here for your viewing pleasure.

This seems to be a copy of the kernel documentation 'kernel-parameters.txt': http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Document … meters.txt

This one is the 'Kernel Boot Command-Line Parameter Reference' chapter from Linux Kernel In A Nutshell: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/ … f/ch09.pdf much more readable than the kernel-parameters.txt file but doesn't cover every parameter, eg logo.nologo.

I've added them both as external resources to the GRUB and LILO wiki pages.

Last edited by von_Wanderlust (2009-05-26 12:00:50)

kgas · 2009-05-26 01:59:14

Hello, von_Wanderlust the pdf link gives 404 error.
Enabling KMS (intel cards) or using radeonfb (Ati) results in no logo display on boot. YMMV but I like the nice scrolling of text under the Arch Logo

Ramses de Norre · 2009-05-26 10:37:03

Peasantoid wrote:

# By the way, what IP address does ftp.archlinux.org resolve to on your end?

nslookup ftp.archlinux.org
Server: 208.67.222.222
Address: 208.67.222.222#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: ftp.archlinux.org
Address: 209.85.41.145
Name: ftp.archlinux.org
Address: 209.85.41.144

von_Wanderlust · 2009-05-26 12:03:22

kgas wrote:

Hello, von_Wanderlust the pdf link gives 404 error.

Oops, fixed!

haxit · 2009-05-26 19:07:48

MoonSwan wrote:

haxit wrote:
I wish the framebuffer worked for me bro. Your so lucky!
/hijack
You do know you can use a different resolution than the default, correct? FB will work even on an ancient 15 inch LCD or CRT as long as that resolution matches or is lower than the monitors "native" resolution (or in the crt's case, its "best" or lower res).
/unhijack

Search the wiki.

broch · 2009-05-26 20:17:50

von_Wanderlust wrote:

Wow, I didn't know about that. And after a bit of searching I realise there is lot I don't know (Well, I had already realised that, but now I have proof).
I've found more info on the different kernel parameters one can feed to the kernel at boot time and I provide them here for your viewing pleasure.
This seems to be a copy of the kernel documentation 'kernel-parameters.txt': http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Document … meters.txt
This one is the 'Kernel Boot Command-Line Parameter Reference' chapter from Linux Kernel In A Nutshell: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/ … f/ch09.pdf much more readable than the kernel-parameters.txt file but doesn't cover every parameter, eg logo.nologo.
I've added them both as external resources to the GRUB and LILO wiki pages.

no need to look up the internet

simply
cd /usr/src/$(uname -r)/Documentation/
and you have local and up to date version of kernel-parameters.txt

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