RE: [SLE] Background/font for initial console messages

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John Ross Hunt

2 Aug 2002 2 Aug '02

12:01

I observed that the SuSE installer for 8.0 provides a choice of several video modes, with a default of 1024x768, and that once it starts up the console messages appear in a nice font with a green SuSE-ish surrounding border. I'd like to duplicate that in my running system (which is an upgrade). [snip]

First, you need the following packages installed: splashanim libmng libjpeg Second, make sure the following is enabled in /usr/src/linux/.config CONFIG_FBCON_SPLASHSCREEN=y It's located under the kernel config section Console drivers | +->Frame-buffer support | +->[*] Use splash screen instead of boot logo If it's not selected you'll need to recompile the kernel to enable splash screen support. Finally, you'll need to enable the splash screen with mk_initrd and lilo (where -s represents the desired resolution): mk_initrd -k "vmlinuz vmlinuz.suse" -i "initrd initrd.suse" -s 1024x768 lilo Then, reboot and enjoy the purty pictures. -jrh

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Paul W. Abrahams

2 Aug 2 Aug

12:25

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On Friday 02 August 2002 08:01 am, John Ross Hunt wrote:

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I observed that the SuSE installer for 8.0 provides a choice of several video modes, with a default of 1024x768, and that once it starts up the console messages appear in a nice font with a green SuSE-ish surrounding border. I'd like to duplicate that in my running system (which is an upgrade).

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First, you need the following packages installed:

splashanim libmng libjpeg

etc. Great!! Many thanks!! But now I'm curious: where did you find that information? Paul

Togan Muftuoglu

13:09

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* Paul W. Abrahams; on 02 Aug, 2002 wrote:

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On Friday 02 August 2002 08:01 am, John Ross Hunt wrote: etc.

Great!! Many thanks!!

But now I'm curious: where did you find that information?

Also http://www.gamers.org/~quinet/lilo/help.html might give you other possibilities. -- Togan Muftuoglu Unofficial SuSE FAQ Maintainer http://dinamizm.ath.cx

Paul W. Abrahams

14:14

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On Friday 02 August 2002 09:09 am, Togan Muftuoglu wrote:

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* Paul W. Abrahams; on 02 Aug, 2002 wrote:

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On Friday 02 August 2002 08:01 am, John Ross Hunt wrote: etc.

Great!! Many thanks!!

But now I'm curious: where did you find that information?

Also http://www.gamers.org/~quinet/lilo/help.html might give you other possibilities.

How about putting this information in the FAQ (if it isn't already there), since you're the unofficial maintainer of it? :=) I haven't yet gotten to try all of this, but two questions still come to mind: 1. Does the splash screen really affect not just the Lilo choice screen but all the boot messages that follow, up to the point of login at least? 2. Does the method depend on SuSE kernel modifications or will it work with a stock kernel also? (I've generally gone with stock kernels because I'm running Win4Lin that includes its own kernel mods.) Paul

Anders Johansson

14:24

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On Friday 02 August 2002 16:14, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:

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1. Does the splash screen really affect not just the Lilo choice screen but all the boot messages that follow, up to the point of login at least?

The splashanim doesn't affect the lilo selection screen at all. That is a separate thing entirely.

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2. Does the method depend on SuSE kernel modifications or will it work with a stock kernel also? (I've generally gone with stock kernels because I'm running Win4Lin that includes its own kernel mods.)

Last time I checked it was a SuSE specific patch. I haven't downloaded a vanilla kernel for some time, so I don't know if that's still true, but it seems likely. //Anders

Togan Muftuoglu

14:34

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* Paul W. Abrahams; on 02 Aug, 2002 wrote:

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How about putting this information in the FAQ (if it isn't already there), since you're the unofficial maintainer of it? :=)

Actually I am the official maintainer; it is just the FAQ that is unoffficial :-) I did it but since I have not officially announced the new version of Unofficial SuSEFAQ http://susefaq.sf.net and http://dinamizm.ath.cx have the latest versions (though the version number you will see is not reflecting the update. so consider them prebeta releases) Since nobody is sending bugreports, feature requests patches ( except a very very few people that when I count it is less then the number of my fingers), I kind of play around the Mailarchievs and try to find insteresting things. http://susefaq.sf.net/formats.html has even got a picture with SuSEhelpcenter displaying the FAQ :-)

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I haven't yet gotten to try all of this, but two questions still come to mind:

neither have I so I cannot answer yet :-( -- Togan Muftuoglu Unofficial SuSE FAQ Maintainer http://dinamizm.ath.cx

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