fbsplash only works with 256 color .png

wfpunch · n00b Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 7

I have an AMD-64 3500+ running 2.6.11-r6. Graphics provided by Nvidia 6800 (128 Mb). Two LCD monitors on the card, mirroring when in console (though working as a dual monitor in X).

I got fbsplash working but with a catch. It only works with the default "emergence" theme. After playing with it, it seems the reason emergence works is that its .cfg file has an option for a "pic256" that points to a .png file. Any theme that has that works for me. Regular themes that point to 24bit jpgs give me nothing (just a blank background).

I don't get it. I'm using vesafb (not vesafb-tng, since this is 64bit). I can view jpgs on the machine (via xv for example). Emerge sync is up to date. dmesg shows what look to be the appropriate stuff on initialization, to wit:

Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda4 video=vesafb:ywrap,mttr vga=0x318 splash=verbose,theme:emergence console=tty0
fbsplash: verbose
fbsplash: theme emergence
vesafb: framebuffer at 0xf0000000, mapped to 0xffffc20000180000, using 6144k, total 131072k
vesafb: mode is 1024x768x32, linelength=4096, pages=1
vesafb: scrolling: redraw
vesafb: Truecolor: size=8:8:8:8, shift=24:16:8:0
fbsplash: console 0 using theme 'emergence'

Any idea what is going on? Help appreciated.

>>>bill<<<

Sadako · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 1:57 pm Post subject:

I've had the same problem for months, but until now I've just lived with it. I'm on x86, however, and using vesa-tng, so the cause may be completely different.

The following is everything related to the framebuffer spit out during boot;

wfpunch · n00b Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 7

Well, just today (5/26) there was an update to splashutils that loaded fbsplash. fbsplash was masked for amd64, but when I unmasked it and loaded the new version, it all worked. I'm guess that fbsplash was the key, but I honestly don't know. Just glad that this fixed it!

splashutils is a 1.1.9.6, fbgrab is 1.0

Good luck

Sadako · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject:

Crap.

I had already upgraded to 1.1.9.6 before I posted, didn't help.
I guess we're not having the exact same problem after all.

Still, glad to hear yours worked out.

And crap again.
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