Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
Buchan Milne wrote: For Mandrake theme, set splash=silent in your append line for your default boot image, or pass splash=silent from the bootloader prompt. Yup, I double-checked before typing this (though that doesn't rule out the possibility that I'm simply thick). I thought it curious that it needed to be my *default* boot image, so I changed things around. Still no good. I'm off to sleep. Maybe it'll magically fix itself overnight (though I doubt it :). - John
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003, Steffen Barszus wrote: That didn't worked here. I had the boring v2 like bootsplash that is too in 9.1. I saw it the first time after i changed it with the scripts provided by bootsplash-themes. Ah before i forget, the progressbar of enterprise-spot isn't working in silent mode, but works in verbose. Will file a bug if i find the time. Works for me in both. But the Linux theme looks like the 9.1 theme, I was expecting a penguin. Regards, Buchan -- |Registered Linux User #182071-| Buchan MilneMechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work+27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 * Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. *
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
If you do not want verbose output add 'quiet' to your lilo append It would be better with splash=silent ;-) Have a look here : http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/BootSplashHowTo -- Olivier Blin
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 22:15, John Keller wrote: This is not a consequence of any of the mentioned pkgs nor is it a cooker issue. If you do not want verbose output add 'quiet' to your lilo append Thanks, but I think you misunderstood me. If you take a look at the selections of screens (for example, at http://www.bfcomputerconsulting.com/mandrake/mandrake_bootsplash.html), you'll see that there are two types. One displays text, the other doesn't. The no-text mode is triggered with a splash=silent in the lilo append. I've always had this, and it's in fact included by default with the install. This is what I as referring to by silent and verbose. Since the bootsplash seems to be doing tricks with framebuffers or something like it, I figured that there may be a connection with my video -- especially since it's a laptop, and may be shortchanged in VRAM (I can do 1024x768x24 bits, but is there enough for two buffers?). I'd seen at least one post (lost in a long thread) mentioning that the silent mode didn't work for him. Perhaps there's a common cause, I don't know. Hopefully, there's enough time before release to spot the cause and maybe fix it. Probably obvious, but have you actually done anything to regenerate your initrd since setting up for a silent bootsplash? If the image isn't actually in the initrd you're never gonna see it... -- adamw
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
Works for me in both. But the Linux theme looks like the 9.1 theme, I was expecting a penguin. oups, fixing ... dunno what happened :/ -- Olivier Blin
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
Ah before i forget, the progressbar of enterprise-spot isn't working in silent mode, but works in verbose. Will file a bug if i find the time. Hi Do you use enterprise-spot with 800x600 framebuffer ? It should work is enterprise theme works, it's basically the same config file. Regards -- Olivier Blin
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
Adam Williamson wrote: Probably obvious, but have you actually done anything to regenerate your initrd since setting up for a silent bootsplash? If the image isn't actually in the initrd you're never gonna see it... Yup. Thanks for checking, since there's sometimes the obvious thing that is the cause. I modify /etc/sysconfig/bootsplash, exec /usr/share/loader/make-initrd, exec /sbin/lilo, reboot. I've tried make-initrd with nothing, -n (both are effectively the same), and explicitly specifying the version. No luck. Sigh. At least the verbose screen looks pretty cool. - John
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
Olivier Blin wrote: Works for me in both. But the Linux theme looks like the 9.1 theme, I was expecting a penguin. oups, fixing ... dunno what happened :/ Hi, Oliver. Would you be willing to consider changing one other thing as well? In all of the new themes, the verbose bootsplash is used for the screen in virtual console 1; none of the other consoles have any image. However, the Linux theme has a nice penguin on the first 4 of the 6 (and the Mandrake one has 9.2 on the same consoles) and allows use of the full screen. In some cases, the space allowed by the verbose bootsplash is far too cramped to use as a console (especially if you work in 1024x768 or higher). So you effectively lose a console -- and the main one, at that. Would you consider instead using a dark image in the background (like Tux or the 9.2 are used), and allow the full screen to be used instead of a restricted space? Thanks for the time in packaging all of these! - John
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
Hi, Oliver. Would you be willing to consider changing one other thing as well? Hi Suggestions are welcome :-) In some cases, the space allowed by the verbose bootsplash is far too cramped to use as a console (especially if you work in 1024x768 or higher). So you effectively lose a console -- and the main one, at that. Would you consider instead using a dark image in the background (like Tux or the 9.2 are used), and allow the full screen to be used instead of a restricted space? I don't know what do to, some people may appreciate the console background as it is now, if you really don't want this background, set LOGO_CONSOLE=no in /etc/sysconfig/bootsplash. I'll play with LOGO_CONSOLE=yes/vt/theme and try to find a solution. Regards -- Olivier Blin
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
Am Samstag, 30. August 2003 01:42 schrieb Olivier Blin: Ah before i forget, the progressbar of enterprise-spot isn't working in silent mode, but works in verbose. Will file a bug if i find the time. Hi Do you use enterprise-spot with 800x600 framebuffer ? I have vga=788, so i guess, yes. It should work is enterprise theme works, it's basically the same config file. I will recheck maybe with 789 ? I have a white bar and nothing thats moving, if i press Esc then in Verbose mode the progressbar works. Steffen
[Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
[mail isn't getting through to the list, yet again...] I think I saw someone else mention this a while back, but I thought I'd try and stir things up again. I've never been able to get the silent version of the bootsplashes. This has been the case ever since the first trials with the new bootsplash, but I held off saying anything until now because I thought that maybe something was unfinished. I have a clean install of RC2, updated to current cooker, and I double-checked that I've got the correct settings. All the same, I always get the verbose mode when I boot and shut down, no matter which bootsplash I use. Does anyone else see this? Is this a problem with a lack of (video) RAM, or something else? - John
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 21:48:25 +0200 John Keller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone else see this? Is this a problem with a lack of (video) RAM, or something else? This is not a consequence of any of the mentioned pkgs nor is it a cooker issue. If you do not want verbose output add 'quiet' to your lilo append Charles -- panic: kernel trap (ignored) - Mandrake Linux 9.2 on PurpleDragon Kernel-2.4.22-1.tmb.1mdkenterprise http://www.eslrahc.com - pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
Am Freitag, 29. August 2003 21:48 schrieb John Keller: [mail isn't getting through to the list, yet again...] I think I saw someone else mention this a while back, but I thought I'd try and stir things up again. I've never been able to get the silent version of the bootsplashes. This has been the case ever since the first trials with the new bootsplash, but I held off saying anything until now because I thought that maybe something was unfinished. I have a clean install of RC2, updated to current cooker, and I double-checked that I've got the correct settings. All the same, I always get the verbose mode when I boot and shut down, no matter which bootsplash I use. Does anyone else see this? Is this a problem with a lack of (video) RAM, or something else? - John For me the silent mode only showed up, once i had installed bootsplash-thmes from contrib and changed the theme. After that it worked. And it looked awesome :D Steffen
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
This is not a consequence of any of the mentioned pkgs nor is it a cooker issue. If you do not want verbose output add 'quiet' to your lilo append Thanks, but I think you misunderstood me. If you take a look at the selections of screens (for example, at http://www.bfcomputerconsulting.com/mandrake/mandrake_bootsplash.html), you'll see that there are two types. One displays text, the other doesn't. The no-text mode is triggered with a splash=silent in the lilo append. I've always had this, and it's in fact included by default with the install. This is what I as referring to by silent and verbose. Since the bootsplash seems to be doing tricks with framebuffers or something like it, I figured that there may be a connection with my video -- especially since it's a laptop, and may be shortchanged in VRAM (I can do 1024x768x24 bits, but is there enough for two buffers?). I'd seen at least one post (lost in a long thread) mentioning that the silent mode didn't work for him. Perhaps there's a common cause, I don't know. Hopefully, there's enough time before release to spot the cause and maybe fix it. - John
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
Steffen Barszus wrote: For me the silent mode only showed up, once i had installed bootsplash-thmes from contrib and changed the theme. After that it worked. And it looked awesome :D Yeah, I had cycled through almost all of the contrib themes before my first mailing. No luck. I'm jealous, but I'm glad it worked for someone. - John
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003, Steffen Barszus wrote: Am Freitag, 29. August 2003 21:48 schrieb John Keller: [mail isn't getting through to the list, yet again...] I think I saw someone else mention this a while back, but I thought I'd try and stir things up again. I've never been able to get the silent version of the bootsplashes. This has been the case ever since the first trials with the new bootsplash, but I held off saying anything until now because I thought that maybe something was unfinished. I have a clean install of RC2, updated to current cooker, and I double-checked that I've got the correct settings. All the same, I always get the verbose mode when I boot and shut down, no matter which bootsplash I use. Does anyone else see this? Is this a problem with a lack of (video) RAM, or something else? - John For me the silent mode only showed up, once i had installed bootsplash-thmes from contrib and changed the theme. After that it worked. And it looked awesome :D For Mandrake theme, set splash=silent in your append line for your default boot image, or pass splash=silent from the bootloader prompt. -- |Registered Linux User #182071-| Buchan MilneMechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work+27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 * Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. *
Re: [Cooker] resend: no silent bootsplash
Am Samstag, 30. August 2003 00:09 schrieb Buchan Milne: On Fri, 29 Aug 2003, Steffen Barszus wrote: Am Freitag, 29. August 2003 21:48 schrieb John Keller: matter which bootsplash I use. Does anyone else see this? Is this a problem with a lack of (video) RAM, or something else? - John For me the silent mode only showed up, once i had installed bootsplash-thmes from contrib and changed the theme. After that it worked. And it looked awesome :D For Mandrake theme, set splash=silent in your append line for your default boot image, or pass splash=silent from the bootloader prompt. That didn't worked here. I had the boring v2 like bootsplash that is too in 9.1. I saw it the first time after i changed it with the scripts provided by bootsplash-themes. Ah before i forget, the progressbar of enterprise-spot isn't working in silent mode, but works in verbose. Will file a bug if i find the time. Steffen
