On 2012-11-02 16:56 (GMT+0100) Oddball composed:
title openSUSE default kernel with neither KDM nor resume root (hd0,2) kernel /vmlinuz showopts noresume vga=791 video=1024x768 3 initrd /initrd
The VGA option does not exist, besides that it is tft, it returns with a lot of modes which do not apply, so i will remove that.
It is a too high number, and not in the list of available modes. i can 'scan' but it is difficult for me to know how fi 80x43 looks like
You probably don't want 80x43, but anything is better than just black.
before i see it, and this applies only for the text that is shown during boot, which is about 3 seconds?
I looked at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC to find that 1024x600 is the native resolution for a 901, so let's stick to that for now at least. You can change it after everything else seems to behave as expected/wanted. So, change the last stanza to read thus: title openSUSE default kernel with neither KDM nor resume root (hd0,2) kernel /vmlinuz showopts noresume video=1024x600 splash=verbose 3 initrd /initrd
Which model eee pc do you have? What screen resolution does it have?
I have a 901, and the resolutions are both. 1024x600 is ok, but best is 1024x768.
The kernel cmdline video option only applies outside of X. I find it hard to believe 1024x768 can be supported happily on a 1024x600 panel, if supported at all. If you can get X to do 1024x768, and you like it, good for you. But let's stick to 1024x600 during boot and see if you can keep away so much black screen. If you still see more black screen than you want before KDM appears, maybe you should try 'zypper rm plymouth splashy bootsplash'. I taboo all three when I install.
The only thing is still:
root (hd0,2) Filesystem type is ext2fs. (but this is not true, as lvm proposed ext4 for that, and i choose to give it a try.) partition type 0x83 (?)
I have no idea where this is from. Exactly when do you see it? Is part of it something you see on your screen, and part your description of what you see? Please distinguish between what appears on screen and your added comments.
It appears on the black screen instead of booting, immediately after the bootloader choices screen.
But what exactly does it say (without your added comments)? If it's what I think, it doesn't matter. It's just a short comment from Grub that it's actually doing something. Just ignore it, or blink.
EXT2 is probably on your sda3 /boot partition, and EXT4 is probably on your LVM partitions. If you show us your fstab this might become clear.
No it is not. I remember that because i wondered why lvm choose ext4 for a /boot partition, i always use ext2 for that, because it nearest to fat16. And does not need journaling of a kind, as it is static, sometimes changed information.
EXT4 is a derivative of EXT2 that has journaling and other features. The partition table type for both is the same. I too always use EXT2 for /boot. I've never yet used EXT4, ever. All my /home and / partitions are EXT3 for backwards compatibility with old kernels, since most of my systems are multiboot and still have some very old distro versions installed.
/dev/system/swap swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/system/root / ext4 acl,user_xattr 1 1 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-RunCore_64G-C_SSD_000901022255-part3 /boot ext4 acl,user_xattr 1 2 /dev/system/home /home ext4 acl,user_xattr 1 2 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-RunCore_64G-C_SSD_000901022255-part1 /windows/C ntfs-3g users,gid=users,fmask=133,dmask=022,locale=nl_NL.UTF-8 0 0 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-Single_Flash_Reader_058F63356336-0:0-part1 /windows/D vfat users,gid=users,umask=0002,utf8=true,nofail 0 0
Proof your native partitions are all either swap or EXT4. For a /boot partition, acl & user_xattr seem just as pointless as a journal. Next install be more careful if you really want EXT2 for /boot. ;-) -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org