nightmorph 08/06/23 05:07:13 Modified: genkernel.xml Log: updated the splash options
Revision Changes Path 1.31 xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml?rev=1.31&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml?rev=1.31&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml?r1=1.30&r2=1.31 Index: genkernel.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml,v retrieving revision 1.30 retrieving revision 1.31 diff -u -r1.30 -r1.31 --- genkernel.xml 21 Sep 2007 23:01:43 -0000 1.30 +++ genkernel.xml 23 Jun 2008 05:07:13 -0000 1.31 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml,v 1.30 2007/09/21 23:01:43 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml,v 1.31 2008/06/23 05:07:13 nightmorph Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/genkernel.xml" disclaimer="obsolete"> @@ -8,16 +8,17 @@ <author title="Author"> <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Tim Yamin</mail> </author> - <!-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --> <author title="Contributor"> Jimi Ayodele </author> - <!-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --> <author title="NFS Support"> Thomas Seiler </author> +<author title="Editor"> + <mail link="nightmorph"/> +</author> <abstract> This guide intends to provide a reference of all the functions provided by @@ -26,8 +27,8 @@ <license/> -<version>1.5</version> -<date>2007-06-20</date> +<version>1.6</version> +<date>2008-06-22</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -105,12 +106,12 @@ </p> <pre caption="Running genkernel (with flags)"> -# <i>genkernel --bootsplash --no-install --no-clean --menuconfig all</i> +# <i>genkernel --splash --no-install --no-clean --menuconfig all</i> </pre> <p> -The above operation causes genkernel to create a bootsplash-enabled kernel -(<c>--bootsplash</c>) that will have to be manually installed +The above operation causes genkernel to create a framebuffer splash-enabled +kernel (<c>--splash</c>) that will have to be manually installed (<c>--no-install</c>). While preparing the kernel source tree, genkernel will refrain from cleaning out any preexisting object files present in the source tree (<c>--no-clean</c>). A menu-driven kernel configuration utility will be @@ -380,33 +381,23 @@ <ul> <li> - <b>--<c>no-</c>bootsplash</b>: Activates <e>[or deactivates]</e> support - for <uri link="http://www.bootsplash.org/";>bootsplash</uri> in the - genkernel-built initrd image. The bootsplash feature is supported on a - limited number of architectures, and a kernel that supports bootsplash is - also required. - </li> - <li> - <b>--<c>no-</c>gensplash</b>: Activates <e>[or deactivates]</e> support for - <uri - link="http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/gensplash/";>gensplash</uri> - support in the genkernel-built initrd image. The gensplash utility is - intended to be a replacement for bootsplash, and is designed for use with - 2.6.x series kernels. To override the default theme used by gensplash, use - <b>--gensplash=<c>PreferredTheme</c></b> (where <c>PreferredTheme</c> is - the title of one of the directories inside the <path>/etc/splash/</path> - directory. + <b>--<c>no-</c>splash</b>: Activates <e>[or deactivates]</e> support for + <uri link="http://fbsplash.berlios.de/wiki/doku.php";>framebuffer + splash</uri> support in the genkernel-built initrd image. To override the + default theme used by fbsplash, use <b>--splash=<c>PreferredTheme</c></b> + (where <c>PreferredTheme</c> is the title of one of the directories inside + the <path>/etc/splash/</path> directory. </li> <li> - <b>--gensplash-res=<c>PreferredResolution</c></b>: This flag allows you to + <b>--splash-res=<c>PreferredResolution</c></b>: This flag allows you to select which splash screen resolutions will be supported in the initrd during the start-up of the system. This is useful for two reasons: First, - you are able to select only the splash screen resolution(s) relevant to - your system. Second, you avoid the unnecessary increase in the disk space + you are able to select only the splash screen resolution(s) relevant to your + system. Second, you avoid the unnecessary increase in the disk space required by initrd (since the initrd does not have to support resolutions - that are irrelevant for your system configuration.) However, you may want - to omit this flag if the kernel is being compiled for an Installation CD; - this allows gensplash support for all possible resolutions. + that are irrelevant for your system configuration.) However, you may want to + omit this flag if the kernel is being compiled for an Installation CD; this + allows splash support for all possible resolutions. </li> <li> <b>--do-keymap-auto</b>: Force keymap selection during the boot sequence. @@ -541,10 +532,10 @@ partition. </li> <li> - If you are using bootsplash, add a suitable mode line such as - <c>vga=0x317</c> to the parameters passed to the kernel and also add - <c>splash=verbose</c> or <c>splash=silent</c> depending on the verboseness - you require from your bootloader. + If you are using splash, add a suitable mode line such as <c>vga=0x317</c> + to the parameters passed to the kernel and also add <c>splash=verbose</c> or + <c>splash=silent</c> depending on the verboseness you require from your + bootloader. </li> <li> Add the initrd information as required by the bootloader. Consult the <uri @@ -570,7 +561,7 @@ </p> <pre caption="Running genkernel (overloaded with flags)"> -# <i>genkernel --debuglevel=5 --no-color --no-mrproper --clean --gensplash \ +# <i>genkernel --debuglevel=5 --no-color --no-mrproper --clean --splash \ --kerneldir=/path/to/alternate/kernel/sources --install --menuconfig \ --kernel-config=/path/to/preferred/configfile --save-config --mountboot all</i> </pre> @@ -642,7 +633,7 @@ </p> <pre caption="Running genkernel (with flags), after employing genkernel.conf"> -# <i>genkernel --gensplash --kerneldir=/path/to/alternate/kernel/sources \ +# <i>genkernel --splash --kerneldir=/path/to/alternate/kernel/sources \ --kernel-config=/path/to/preferred/configfile --install all</i> </pre> -- [email protected] mailing list
