openrc and bootsplash [SOLVED]

[albright]

openrc works fine so far as I can tell, except for
two faults

1. no progress bar when bootsplash is set to silent
2. no ability to hit F2 and switch to verbose mode when
bootsplash is set to silent

Anyone know a fix for these bugs?
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[marrowhk]

I have neither of these problems with OpenRC and splashutils, i'd suggest your problems are caused by your kernel setup. Try building the initramfs into the kernel rather than using the image addon method as a test:

# touch /usr/src/linux/usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz \
# rm /usr/src/linux/usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz \
# splash_geninitramfs -g /usr/src/linux/usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz -v -r <themes x size> <name of theme> \
# touch /usr/src/linux/usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz"

rebuild kernel, reboot.
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[albright]

thanks marrowhk, but I really don't understand what you
are suggesting. If I leave blank the initramfs file
locate (/usr/share/v86d/initramfs) then the kernel
builds but I get uvesa errors and no bootsplash at
all. If I switch grub to vesafb I get a completely blank
screen during bootup.

If you've got the time a little more hand-holding
instruction would be nice.
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[marrowhk]

Sorry for the short-form. Here's my setup and the howto I used to get there. Hope this helps.

I use vesafb because it's so simple (see the grub.conf kernel line), i'd advise using it too - just to test, see the difference.

Notice: I use 1280x1024 (0x31B) and the livecd splash theme, just ammend accordingly for your setup.

1. Build the splashutils image into the kernel:

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash # 3.2.2.2 Alternative Method: Compiling initramfs directly into the kernel

2. Bash aliases I use to rebuild my kernel (amend to your specification): /etc/bash/bashrc

[albright]

thanks marrowhk for your perfect directions

got the kernel compiled, switched (back) to vesafb but
unfortunately I still see no progress bar animation while
booting ...

I've no idea what could be going wrong here ...
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[marrowhk]

Okay then. When i have no idea i uninstall, clean and start again:

Here's the long winded route i'd use to find the problem: Remove everything related to splashutils/themes and re-install (~x86 versions).

# emerge -C splashutils splash-themes-***
# rm -Rf /etc/env.d/99splash /etc/splash /lib/splash/ *** (all directories related to the above packages left behind by the emerge -C: updatedb and slocate splash!)
# rm /usr/src/linux/usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz
# touch /usr/src/linux/usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz"
rebuild kernel
adjust grub for plain vesafb boot
/boot/grub/menu.lst

[albright]

[dR0PS]

[marrowhk]

Thanks, yes i do most things with aliases these days, speeds everything up! However, I think you're mixing two approaches together.

You might want to check out the howto at the top of the post which details how to add a splashutils image to /usr/src/linux/usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz
Thats the end of the initramfs involement!

This is a vesafb approach not a uvesafb approach so I have no use for v86d!
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