Re: Compiling Kernel for Bootsplash: The Whole Seven Metres.
2005/9/6, mess-mate <messmate@free.fr>:
> Brian Nelson <pyro@debian.org> wrote:
> | "David R. Litwin" <presently42@gmail.com> writes:
> |
> | > Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot and
> | > the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every Evening.
> | > In addition, I shall be getting a lap-top soon. (By the bye, why doesn't
> | > Debian have Bootsplash as a standard?)
> | >
> | > I know I need to compile a kernel (which I can do with synaptic and
> | > kernel-package) and then patch it.
> | >
> | > I do not know how.
> | >
> | > I have skimmed through a HOWTO or three. However, they aren't quite answering
> | > my questions. So, allow me to elaborate, if you will.
> | >
> | > Firstly, I need to get linux-source-2.6.12 from the Debian archives (with
> | > Synaptic, in my case). Do I need linux-patch-debian-2.6.12 or
> | > linux-tree-2.6.12?
> |
> | I find it easiest to just grab the vanilla sources straight from
> | kernel.org. The Debian ones tend to be crippled and patched, which
> | makes it a pain to apply new patches.
> |
> | Basically, the steps are:
> |
> | 1. Download the kernel source
> |
> | 2. Extract it to /usr/src, or wherever you'd prefer
> |
> | 3. Download the bootsplash patch from http://www.bootsplash.de/files/
> |
> | 4. 'cd' into the extracted kernel source directory and run 'patch -p1
> | /path/to/bootsplash.diff'
> |
> | 5. Run 'make menuconfig', customize as needed, and be sure to set
> | CONFIG_BOOTSPLASH=y
> |
> | 6. Run 'make-kpkg kernel_image'. See /usr/share/doc/kernel-packages for
> | lots more info.
> |
> | 7. Use 'dpkg -i' to install the newly build kernel package
> |
> | > Next, I need use kernel-package. How do I do this? What of menuconfig or some
> | > such thing? Must I 'do' this as well?
> | >
> | > There is also the matter of Patching. When and how do I do this so that I will
> | > have Bootsplash? There is an entry for Sources.list, so I can acquire that
> | > which I need from the Bootsplash web-site. But, what do I need? How do I
> | > implement this?
> |
> | Add to the /etc/apt/sources.list:
> |
> | deb http://debian.bootsplash.de unstable main
> |
> | And then install:
> |
> | bootsplash
> | bootsplash-theme-whatever
> |
> | And probably sysv-rc-bootsplash if you want a working progress bar.
> | It looks like they also have some packages for apply the kernel patch,
> | but I've never bothered with those.
> |
> | I think that's about it...
> |
> | --
> Thanks for the tut..
> But after downloading a vanilla linux-2.6.12.6 kernel,
> the patch -p1 --verbose bootsplash-3.1.6-2.6.12.diff
> don't work. (nothing happen)
> Have to ^c to stop it after 30min.
patch was waiting for user input...
try that instead (or read the doc ;-)
patch -p1 --verbose < bootsplash-3.1.6-2.6.12.diff
>
>
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