Re: Kernel bootsplash without recompiling
On Wed, Jun 14, 2006, Paul van der Vlis wrote:
> I don't like the fact that I need to recompile the kernel to get a
> bootsplash. I don't ask for a bootsplash by default, but I would like a
> way to enable it with a standard kernel.
Ubuntu starts Linux with a framebuffer atop of the VGA16 video driver
and uses usplash in initrd and during system boot to display a boot
splash screen. This doesn't need any kernel patch, but might require
CONFIG_VGA16 to be in the kernel and not as a module.
In my experience, the VGA16 FB didn't cause any problem, while using
other drivers was quite risky on configurations running Xorg (garbled
console when switching from X to tty[1-8]).
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Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org>
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