Re: [SLE] bootsplash 9.1 pro

From: Carl William Spitzer IV (cwsiv_at_myrealbox.com)
Date: 07/31/04

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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:00:31 -0700

    On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 03:51, Catimimi wrote:
    > BandiPat a écrit :
    >
    > >On Thursday 29 July 2004 06:52 pm, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >>Boot splash is installed.
    > >>but on reboot the grub menu is still text not graphical.
    > >>what turns it on. In 8.2 pro it had a nice graphical around the
    > >>menu.
    > >>
    > >>Can I use my own graphic?
    > >>--
    > >>
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    > >>
    > >>
    > >----------------
    > >
    > >Carl,
    > >
    > >If your install initially setup for 640x480, you won't have a graphical
    > >boot, it will always stay text. I had that happen on an older machine
    > >I setup a few months ago with weak builtin video. It displays nicely
    > >in KDE, but I never bothered to try to change the boot up. I once
    > >adjusted that on an install and forever got the question about what
    > >screen I wanted to use after that! So now, I just let it choose, don't
    > >bother it and set my final screens as I wish later.
    > >
    > >Don't know if that was your problem or not, just thought it might be of
    > >some interest, if it was.
    > >
    > >Lee
    > >
    > >
    > If you want bootsplash to work, add an entry vga=0x??? as grub parameter
    >
    > choose 0x??? according to the capabilities of your system, in order to know
    > you can run : hwinfo --framebuffer
    >
    > then run : mkinitrd
    >
    > and the splash screen will be there at next boot.
    >
    > Michel.

    According to hwinfo
    Mode 0x031a: 1280x1024 (+2560), 16 bits
    is what I am already using but its still a mode at boot.
     
    linux:/home/cwsiv # cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
    # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sat Jun 12 14:54:27 2004
     
     
    color white/blue black/light-gray
    default 0
    timeout 8
    gfxmenu (hd0,9)/message
     
    ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
    title Linux
        kernel (hd0,9)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda12 vga=0x31a splash=silent
    desktop resume=/dev/hda11 showopts
        initrd (hd0,9)/initrd
    <SNIP>

    What else have I left out or done wrong? 

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