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| author |   Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> | 2007-09-17 19:25:50 +0000 |
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| committer | Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> | 2007-09-17 19:25:50 +0000 |
| commit | 364336c8dce9ce1ead11a3d3a6a61b6ee775d2fa (patch) | |
| tree | 2763a8f0de10bcf36c76f57648868720e61fc37a /README | |
| parent | Removing the reversal patch for the suspend removal, since it will no longer ... (diff) | |
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Removing bootsplash support since it hasn't been in a kernel we've supported for years now, causes confusion amongst users, and really wasn't being used and caused issues with 2.6/initrd creation in some corner cases.
git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.gentoo.org/var/svnroot/genkernel/trunk@534 67a159dc-881f-0410-a524-ba9dfbe2cb84
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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 8 deletions
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ PORTING: IMPORTANT KERNEL NOTES: - You MUST have /dev/pts turned on. - - If you want Bootsplash, you MUST have VESAFB enabled for 2.6, - other framebuffers won't work. You MUST also enable - "video mode selection support" and "Framebuffer Console support" - - From gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.8 and above, bootsplash has been replaced - with gensplash. Gensplash has the same kernel configuration requirements - as bootsplash, but works properly with any framebuffer device. - - To build a kernel with Genkernel you must have "Block devices->Loopback device support" "Block devices->RAM disk support" - To boot genkernel properly, the kernel config must have @@ -38,7 +31,7 @@ BOOTING A KERNEL WITH INITRD: root= needs to point to the ramdisk (should stay at /dev/ram0) init= needs to point to the linuxrc file to execute on the ramdisk vga= should be the resolution you want your screen. 0x317 is - 1024x768 - 16bpp and you'll get a pretty bootsplash if + 1024x768 - 16bpp and you'll get a pretty splash if configured properly GRUB EXAMPLE ENTRY: |