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[Mads Jeppe Tarp-Johansen <s02mjtj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

openSUSErs,


I'm confused about splash screens during boot. I come from older openSUSE 
and not really accustomed to kms (if that has anything to do with it at 
all.

My aim is to have a very short timeout on grub2 and then have a customized 
boot splash screen visible up to auto-login of some user. I'm using a 
"Minimal X Window" and a "standrd KDE" openSUSE 11.3 installation with 
standard 2.6.34-12-desktop kernel.

Any advice on how to achieve that goal very much appreciated.



Below find some additional info.

What I see upon boot is

  BIOS
  GRUB
  kernel/init text messages
  [flickering]
  kernel/init text messages    (the same as previsously)
  [flickering]
  some text message about "fast boot" shows short
  plenty of console text messages for the booting
  xdm or KDE login

My hardware is

  hwinfo --framebuffer
  02: None 00.0: 11001 VESA Framebuffer
  [Created at bios.459]
  Unique ID: rdCR.il6towt04X5
  Hardware Class: framebuffer
  Model: "Intel(r) 82945GM Chipset Family Graphics Controller"
  Vendor: "Intel Corporation"
  Device: "Intel(r) 82945GM Chipset Family Graphics Controller"
  SubVendor: "Intel(r) 82945GM Chipset Family Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA 
BIOS"
  SubDevice:
  Revision: "Hardware Version 0.0"
  Memory Size: 7 MB + 704 kB
  Memory Range: 0xd0000000-0xd07affff (rw)
  Mode 0x0305: 1024x768 (+1024), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0317: 1024x768 (+2048), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0318: 1024x768 (+4096), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0312: 640x480 (+2560), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0314: 800x600 (+1600), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0315: 800x600 (+3200), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0301: 640x480 (+640), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0303: 800x600 (+832), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0311: 640x480 (+1280), 16 bits
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

  hwinfo --gfxcard
  10: PCI 02.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)
  [Created at pci.318]
  Unique ID: _Znp.u0hotzOT3DB
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:00:02.0
  Hardware Class: graphics card
  Model: "Intel 945 GM"
  Vendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation"
  Device: pci 0x27a2 "945 GM"
  SubVendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation"
  SubDevice: pci 0x27a2
  Revision: 0x03
  Driver: "i915"
  Driver Modules: "drm"
  Memory Range: 0xfdf00000-0xfdf7ffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  I/O Ports: 0xff00-0xff07 (rw)
  Memory Range: 0xd0000000-0xdfffffff (ro,non-prefetchable)
  Memory Range: 0xfdf80000-0xfdfbffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 16 (50 events)
  I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw)
  Module Alias: "pci:v00008086d000027A2sv00008086sd000027A2bc03sc00i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    XFree86 v4 Server Module: intel
  Driver Info #1:
    XFree86 v4 Server Module: intel
    3D Support: yes
    Extensions: dri
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown


I do find openSUSE theme files in /etc/bootsplash/themes and 
/etc/sysconfig/bootsplash says

  SPLASH="yes"
  THEME="openSUSE"

I've tried the following in menu.lst of grub with and without 
",theme:openSUSE"

  title mypc
      root (hd0,0)
      kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 splash=silent,theme:openSUSE quiet 
showopts
      initrd /boot/initrd

and also vga=791 as kernel option. Without success.

It appear to me from

  http://sinujohn.wordpress.com/
  
http://www.novellshareware.com/news/netbooks-with-small-screens-create-a-splash-screen.shtml

that there should indeed be a splash screen ... when running a live 
openSUSE 11.3 CD I think indeed there is a splash after kernel load and 
before the KDE login appears. But then again it seems that the live CD is 
kiwi based.

Thanks Mads Jeppe
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