[gentoo-user] Re: A couple questions related to fbsplash

[Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@gmail.com>]

On 31/05/12 06:29, Paul Hartman wrote:
> [...]
> I see Tux for a microsecond, then the splash screen appears

To fix that one, disable the "Bootup logo" in the kernel config:


CONFIG_LOGO: Device drivers -> Graphics support


> and
> flashes black three times before stabilizing. I don't think it is the
> display changing modes (the backlight stays on), it just looks like
> it's switching between blank screen and back to showing the graphics.
> It happens at the very beginning of the splash, before root is
> remounted and the progress bar is moving.

Make sure that SPLASH_XSERVICE is *not* set in /etc/conf.d/splash.  If 
it's set, comment it out:

   # Name of the boot service starting X.  Useful in cases when X is
   # started by a custom initscript, other than the usual 'xdm'.  If you
   # are using a custom X initscript and do not set this variable
   # correctly, do not be surprised if you end up at tty1 at the end of
   # the boot process (instead of in an X session).
   # SPLASH_XSERVICE="xdm"


> I'm using dracut's gensplash
> module to generate the initrd, maybe it's doing something funny.

OK, to verify that it's not a problem with dracut, try to use Gentoo's 
native tool for this (splash_geninitramfs).  Try the below, which should 
duplicate my own working config:

   emerge media-gfx/splash-themes-livecd

   emerge media-gfx/splashutils

   splash_geninitramfs --verbose --res 1920x1080 --generate \
   /boot/initrd.splash1920x1080 livecd-2007.0

Then edit your grub config:

   kernel <your kernel> <your other opts> quiet 
splash=theme:livecd-2007.0 console=tty1
   initrd /boot/initrd.splash1920x1080

(Substitute 1920x1080 with whatever you're using.)

Another useful thing to do is to disable clearing the text of tty1, so 
that the OpenRC messages don't get cleared.  To do that, find this line:

   c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux

in /etc/inittab and append "--noclear" to it:

   c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux --noclear

Lastly, make sure that tty7 doesn't get a decoration.  In 
/etc/conf.d/fbcondecor, set something like:

   FBCONDECOR_TTYS="1 2 3 4 5 6"

to only decorate tty1 through tt6.  Reboot and check if it works, 
especially automatic switching to tty7/xdm.