From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.54) id 1FA1iP-0006H5-UD for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:15:50 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id k1H9Eq9e010483; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:14:52 GMT Received: from smtp1.iway.na (smtp1.iway.na [196.44.136.15]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k1H9Ah6P020165 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:10:44 GMT Received: from vscan.iway.na ([196.44.136.13]) by smtp1.iway.na (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with ESMTP id IUTQTT02.TM2 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:10:41 +0200 Received: from mx2.iway.na (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vscan.iway.na (Postfix) with ESMTP id 933CC228B7 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:10:40 +0200 (WAST) Received: from uwix.alt.na ([196.44.156.176]) by mx2.iway.na (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with ESMTP id IUTQTS02.Z13; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:10:40 +0200 Received: from uwe by uwix.alt.na with local (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1FA1S5-0005yC-Fs; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:58:57 +0200 From: Uwe Thiem Organization: SysEx (Pty) Ltd. To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] fbsplash starting after local and not during boot Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:58:57 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 Cc: Marco Calviani References: <200602170920.02858.uwix@iway.na> In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200602171058.57450.uwix@iway.na> Sender: Uwe Thiem X-Archives-Salt: 4a4c7d58-351a-4df8-8c89-d05722830d9d X-Archives-Hash: 5d171ac295152fba44145c75eaccc03b On 17 February 2006 10:15, Marco Calviani wrote: > Hi Uwe, > > > Change the "kernel line" to: > > > > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.14-gentoo-r5-fb root=/dev/ram0 init=linuxrc > > ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 quiet > > video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,1024x768-32@60 > > splash=silent,fadein,theme:emergence quiet CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 > > unfortunately with these options i'm getting a "nice" kernel panic. > Why is it necessary to insert this command line? > > root=/dev/ram0 init=linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 It makes sure the splash screen start as early as possible (don't forget the "quiet" option). On my systems, it starts immediately after the kernel and the initrd are loaded. Kernel panic ... hm ... How did you generate your initrd? Maybe, it doesn't contain "linuxrc" which does all the magic before it hands over to the real init process. Uwe -- Why do consumers keep buying products they will live to curse? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list