Graphical Initialization screen?

lostnhell · 06-11-2006, 02:36 PM

I am running Slackware-current and just installed Grub as my bootloader. I was wondering if it is possible to setup a praphical OS initialization screen like they use with Fedora Core.

If it is possible, can someone tell me how to set it up or even direct me to a guide?

Thank You

acid_kewpie · 06-11-2006, 02:44 PM

well fedora and redhat use rhgb (redhat graphical boot) and i'd have my doubts about how well that would translate to other distro's. instead check out bootsplash, which is virtually the same thing and probably has prebuilt spack packages for it out there.

lostnhell · 06-11-2006, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

well fedora and redhat use rhgb (redhat graphical boot) and i'd have my doubts about how well that would translate to other distro's. instead check out bootsplash, which is virtually the same thing and probably has prebuilt spack packages for it out there.

Thank you very much for you assistance, I am going to check it out, and if there are any issues I will post them here to help future users.

Xian · 06-11-2006, 04:48 PM

There's a nice bootsplash slackpack over at LP.net that has superb documentation and example scripts that you will need to edit on your system. After you get your kernel patched for bootsplash you should check it out as it is a real timesaver.

lostnhell · 06-11-2006, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Xian

There's a nice bootsplash slackpack over at LP.net that has superb documentation and example scripts that you will need to edit on your system. After you get your kernel patched for bootsplash you should check it out as it is a real timesaver.

I installed the package from LP.net, except that I got lost trying to figure out the following step:

make xconfig and enable "Frame-Buffer Support" and "VESA VGA graphics console" in "Console drivers". Enable "Use Splash Screen" and disable "Use Boot Logo". And lastly enable "Initial Ramdisk Support" in "Block Devices"

I am running Xorg 6.9, and could not find a section called "Console Drivers" in the xorg.conf file.

Can someone help me?

Voltar · 06-11-2006, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lostnhell

I installed the package from LP.net, except that I got lost trying to figure out the following step:

make xconfig and enable "Frame-Buffer Support" and "VESA VGA graphics console" in "Console drivers". Enable "Use Splash Screen" and disable "Use Boot Logo". And lastly enable "Initial Ramdisk Support" in "Block Devices"

I am running Xorg 6.9, and could not find a section called "Console Drivers" in the xorg.conf file.

Can someone help me?

make xconfig loads the kernel config, it has nothing to do with the xorg.conf file. The options that you have mentioned have to do with stuff that gets compiled into the kernel.

Check one of the sticky threads in the main slackware forum for a kernel compile guide if you need one.

lostnhell · 06-11-2006, 06:44 PM

Now it makes more sense, it seems a little excessive having to compile a kernel, but I will give it a run.

At least this gives me an excuse to move to a 2.6.x kernel.

cwwilson721 · 06-11-2006, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lostnhell

Now it makes more sense, it seems a little excessive having to compile a kernel, but I will give it a run.

At least this gives me an excuse to move to a 2.6.x kernel.

Should never need an 'excuse'. Eventually, you'll need to do it to get something or another working.

Just follow the advice in the other threads.

Xian · 06-11-2006, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by lostnhell

Now it makes more sense, it seems a little excessive having to compile a kernel, but I will give it a run.

After you compile a few it will seem like nothing at all.

It is a good opportunity to learn more about the process.

We help, we learn, we share. That is the way.

dugan · 06-14-2006, 12:11 PM

Of course, there's always fbsplash as an alternative to bootsplash. See the following two HOWTOs:

http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/y...gensplash.html
http://j79zlr.com/howto.php?id=61

I'm currently setting to fbsplash on my own system. Can't wait to see how well it works.

Excessive · 08-28-2006, 02:19 PM

I'll post a bootsplash howto for Slackware 10.2 with Kernel 2.6.17.7. I need to send 1 more message to be able to post messages including urls