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Old 10-08-2006, 02:58 PM   #1
Southpaw76
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Gensplash/fbsplash for "Slackware-11"???


Hello fellow Slackers,
As you might have figured out by now, I am attempting to successfully install and configure splashutils, for the obvious reasons . For me however, I am becoming more accustomed to using the console and little by little, I am straying further from my GUI. This of course is not to say that I'm abandoning my graphical desktop altogether, I just want to strengthen my command line skills as much as possible . With that said, I come to the matter at hand, "Frame Buffer Splash"...

I reinstalled Slackware-11 over my copy Slackware-Current(11_rc2) a couple of days ago. As ususal, I had no problems installing and seting up my box . I originally opted for the "huge26.s" kernel(linux-2.6.17.13), but shortly after that I decided to update my kernel to version "linux-2.6.18", as I said before, no problems. Then I decided to look into installing ~spock's "gensplash" and "splashutils", after having read that it can be installed on other distro's besides Gentoo.

So I followed the how-to on j79zlr's web page, and I've run into a couple of problems that I know of . When I shutdown to reboot, my console went black, so I switched consoles and then switched back (i.e. Alt+F2, Alt+F1). After I did that I got my screen back but at the bottom it read...
Code:
INIT: Sending processes the KILL signal
Can't open config file /etc/splash/Slackware/640x480.cfg
No 8bpp silent picture specified in the theme config
INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel
My first obvious question is "why is this happening?", but a more specific question would be...
Why is the system looking for a "640x480.cfg" when I set it up to look for "1024x768.cfg"??? (Unless this may be due to a pre-exsisting condition?!?!?) So after I'm forced to do a hard shutdown, the reboot continues on to the Lilo prompt, where upon I hit enter for Slackware. At this point I'm met with yet another issue. After the screen reads "...Bios data check successful", I get a prompt which reads...
Code:
You passed an undefined mode number
Press <RETURN> to see video modes available, <SPACE> to continue or wait 30 seconds
...Here again I'm a bit confused so in order for you my fellow Slackers to assist me through this obstacle, I will post my /etc/lilo.conf file ...
Code:
# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda
prompt
timeout = 300
vga = 790
# ramdisk = 0    # paranoia setting
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/hda2
  label = Slackware
  append="video=vesafb:1024x768-24@60,mtrr,ywrap splash=verbose,theme:Slackware CONSOLE=/dev/tty1"
  read-only
  initrd = /boot/fbsplash-Slackware-1024x768
# Linux bootable partition config ends
# Windows bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hda1
  label = WinXP
  table = /dev/hda
# Windows bootable partition config ends
To my knowledge, everything is where it is supposed to be, I followed the "How-To" to the tee. I even used, as the author recommends, his supplied "splashutils.tar.gz" file as well as his "splash_themes.tar.gz" file. If I've left anything out please let me know, your help is much appreciated, thanx...

Last edited by Southpaw76; 10-08-2006 at 04:06 PM. Reason: Needed to add more info, sorry...
 
Old 10-08-2006, 11:41 PM   #2
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That's because there is no 790.... Try 791

Also, I'm a little confused. Your specifying old-school bootsplash vga values but your also specifying vesafb-tng modes on the kernel line. Been a year or two since I used to run stuff like this but I would assume you should pick one or the other.

Not positive but I bet your supposed to use vesa-tng with gensplash seeing as how they are both by the same author. Could be wrong tho.

I like alot of things about vesa-tng so if I were you, I'd probably ditch the vga line, recompile my kernel with vesa-tng and then see what happens with your modes on the kernel line. Again, been awhile since I messed around with this stuff.

Last edited by jong357; 10-08-2006 at 11:47 PM.
 
Old 10-13-2006, 12:32 PM   #3
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Forgive me for my ignorance but, as you can probably tell I'm a little green on the subject of bootsplash/ fbsplash and using it with Lilo on any other distro other than Gentoo.

Although it is assumed that any person trying to accomplish this should already know that, I believe that, as a formality, it sould be mentioned in the How To . Anyway, enough bickering on my part, I'll be sure to omit that part of my /etc/lilo.conf whenever I add resolution parameters to my Kernel Append line, thanx... I'll post back with my progression ....
 
  


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