Splash screen during boot

kilobravo · 01-23-2004, 07:15 AM

Hello,

I am trying to figure out how to display a splash screen instead of the kernel messages that are printed out (I am running RH7.3). I don't want anything complicated, just a logo of some sort. Is there any way to do this?

aaa · 01-23-2004, 07:26 AM

Get the penguin logo: 'vga=769' boot option. If you want more than that you'll have to recompile your kernel.
www.bootsplash.org

mikshaw · 01-23-2004, 12:56 PM

One thing that wasn't obvious, at least not with SuSE configuration, is that after bootsplash is set up, if you want to change the theme you'll need to run mk_initrd before the new settings will take effect. The output of mk_initrd will also verify whether the resolution you've chosen will work with the theme.
I spent a whole day trying to figure out why my new theme wouldn't work.....

kilobravo · 01-23-2004, 02:11 PM

Thanks guys. I was fooling around with the stuff from Bootsplash.org, but couldn't get it to work. I did not run mk_initrd though, so perhaps that was the problem. I will give it another go shortly.