When "Bootup splash screen" configuration is selected, make generates an error and fails to compile. drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x9ab9a): In function 'splash_getraw' : undefined reference to 'vesafs_ops' Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Select configuration options...Device Drivers->Graphics Support->Support for frame buffer devices, SiS acceleration & SiS 315H/315 support && Bootsplash configuration->Boot splash screen each statically compiled 2. make all 3. Actual Results: Error message... drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x9ab9a): In function 'splash_getraw' : undefined reference to 'vesafs_ops'
Bootsplash works only with vesafb framebuffer driver, other fb drivers are not supported (yet?). More information at http://www.bootsplash.org/.