From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KAeGu-00046L-6T for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:07:20 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4C12BE0281; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:07:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFDC9E0281 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:07:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from stork.gentoo.org (stork.gentoo.org [64.127.104.133]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DF7566229 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:07:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from nightmorph by stork.gentoo.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KAeGn-0005Nv-Qr for gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:07:13 +0000 To: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: genkernel.xml Message-Id: From: Joshua Saddler Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:07:13 +0000 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: docs-team@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: 8630e873-ee3a-4948-b1a5-c05d37f0e02f X-Archives-Hash: c148d43fddf030190c9d0211defeba7e 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 @@ - + @@ -8,16 +8,17 @@ Tim Yamin - Jimi Ayodele - Thomas Seiler + + + This guide intends to provide a reference of all the functions provided by @@ -26,8 +27,8 @@ -1.5 -2007-06-20 +1.6 +2008-06-22 Introduction @@ -105,12 +106,12 @@ 

-# genkernel --bootsplash --no-install --no-clean --menuconfig all
+# genkernel --splash --no-install --no-clean --menuconfig all

-The above operation causes genkernel to create a bootsplash-enabled kernel -(--bootsplash) that will have to be manually installed +The above operation causes genkernel to create a framebuffer splash-enabled +kernel (--splash) that will have to be manually installed (--no-install). While preparing the kernel source tree, genkernel will refrain from cleaning out any preexisting object files present in the source tree (--no-clean). A menu-driven kernel configuration utility will be @@ -380,33 +381,23 @@

  • - --no-bootsplash: Activates [or deactivates] support - for bootsplash 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. -
    • -
  • - --no-gensplash: Activates [or deactivates] support for - gensplash - 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 - --gensplash=PreferredTheme (where PreferredTheme is - the title of one of the directories inside the /etc/splash/ - directory. + --no-splash: Activates [or deactivates] support for + framebuffer + splash support in the genkernel-built initrd image. To override the + default theme used by fbsplash, use --splash=PreferredTheme + (where PreferredTheme is the title of one of the directories inside + the /etc/splash/ directory.
  • - --gensplash-res=PreferredResolution: This flag allows you to + --splash-res=PreferredResolution: 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.
  • --do-keymap-auto: Force keymap selection during the boot sequence. @@ -541,10 +532,10 @@ partition.
  • - If you are using bootsplash, add a suitable mode line such as - vga=0x317 to the parameters passed to the kernel and also add - splash=verbose or splash=silent depending on the verboseness - you require from your bootloader. + If you are using splash, add a suitable mode line such as vga=0x317 + to the parameters passed to the kernel and also add splash=verbose or + splash=silent depending on the verboseness you require from your + bootloader.
  • Add the initrd information as required by the bootloader. Consult the 
    -# genkernel --debuglevel=5 --no-color --no-mrproper --clean --gensplash \
+# 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
    @@ -642,7 +633,7 @@ 

    -# genkernel --gensplash --kerneldir=/path/to/alternate/kernel/sources \
+# genkernel --splash --kerneldir=/path/to/alternate/kernel/sources \
 --kernel-config=/path/to/preferred/configfile --install all
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