On 30 August 2005 16:31, bshlists wrote: > On August 30, 2005 10:51 am, Holly Bostick wrote:
> > Afaik, it's not a change to a config file, it's a change in the way you > > generate the initramfs. > > > > If you compile it into the kernel (instructions on the Wiki; see How-to > > fbsplash), it will start up at the very start. > > > > If you load it as a separate initrd, you have to wait for the > > framebuffer to initialize before the splash can start (which takes a > > short while). > > > > Naturally, if you change from loading an initrd to compiling the initrd > > into the kernel, you do have to change a config file (grub.conf, to > > remove the initrd= line, since you no longer have one), but changing the > > file alone won't make any difference if you haven't changed the way you > > create the initrd in the first place. > > > > > > HTH, > > Holly > > Okay. The method I used was by genkernel and the initramfs I'm using was > to get the autodetection feature. If I change this don't lose that ability > or does it matter? "genkernel --menuconfig --gensplash=yourtheme --gensplash-res=1024x768 all" or whatever resolution you want. You can use the initramfs as usual. Uwe -- 95% of all programmers rate themselves among the top 5% of all software developers. - Linus Torvalds http://www.uwix.iway.na (last updated: 20.06.2004) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
