splash helper segfaults at boot time when silent mode is *not* activated. Nothing at screen is displayed when it is activated. I use gentoo-sources-2.6.12-r1 and splahsutils-1.1.9.6-r1. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot Actual Results: no bootsplash Expected Results: A beautiful image should have appeared Gentoo Base System version 1.6.12 Portage 2.0.51.22-r1 (default-linux/amd64/2005.0, gcc-3.4.3, glibc-2.3.5-r0, 2.6.12-gentoo-r1 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.12-gentoo-r1 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ dev-lang/python: 2.3.4-r1, 2.4.1-r1 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.9 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r7 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.5 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.92.0.2-r1, 2.16.1 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.18 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=k8 -mtune=k8 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -fforce-addr" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /sbin/rc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=k8 -mtune=k8 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -fforce-addr" DISTDIR="/usr/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig ccache distlocks fixpackages sandbox sfperms strict userpriv usersandbox" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://ftp.belnet.be/linux/gentoo" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="amd64 X Xaw3d a52 aac aalib acpi alsa apache2 atm bash-completion bdf berkdb bitmap-fonts bonobo bzlib caca cacheemu ccache cdda cddb cdio cdparanoia cdr crypt cscope cups dba directfb doc dv dvd dvdr dvdread emacs emacs-w3 emul-linux-x86 esd faad fam fame fb fbcon ffmpeg font-server fortran ftp gcj gd gd-external gdbm gif gimpprint glitz gnome gnuplot gnustep gnutls gsl gsnd gstreamer gtk gtk2 hal iconv imagemagick imap imlib imlib2 ipv6 jabber jp2 jpeg kexec libcaca libwww lm_sensors lzo lzw lzw-tiff matroska mbox mozilla mp3 mpeg4 mplayer mule multislot mythtv ncurses network nls nptl nptlonly objc ogg opengl openntpd oscar pam pcre perl php plotutils plugin png pthreads python rdesktop readline rplay rrdtool ruby sdk shaper slang sqlite ssl startup-notification sysfs tcpd tetex theora threads tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts unicode uptimed usb userland userlocales vdesktop vidix vim-pager vorbis wifi wxwindows xine xml2 xpm xrandr xv xvid zlib zvbi userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS
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How do you know it segfaults? Does it work after the boot is complete (hint: test with splash_manager)? Can you paste your /proc/cmdline?
(In reply to comment #2) > How do you know it segfaults? Does it work after the boot is complete (hint: > test with splash_manager)? Can you paste your /proc/cmdline? I view it at boot time, it's the first line when framebuffer is initialized, when it's not in silent mode. In order to test with splash_manager or paste ce cmdline, I've another problem. When I've this segfault, the kernel doesn't manage to finish the boot sequence. In fact I obtain a "Kernel Panic, Cannot Mount rootfs". I 'm not quite sure it is linked, but il appeared only if I try the bootsplash. Maybe it is linked to the resume ability... Nevertheless the my grub entry is: title GNU/Linux root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz.old root=/dev/sda2 radeonfb=1600x1200@60 resume=/dev/sda5 init=/sbin/initng splash=silent,theme:emergence CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 initrd (hd0,0)/fbsplash
Your fb option seems incorrect. Instead of 'radeonfb=1600x1200@60', it should probably be 'video=radeonfb:1600x1200@60'. Try changing it and see whether it has any effect on the splash.
(In reply to comment #4) > Your fb option seems incorrect. Instead of 'radeonfb=1600x1200@60', it should > probably be 'video=radeonfb:1600x1200@60'. Try changing it and see whether it > has any effect on the splash. With that option changed, exactly the same thing happened...
Ok, please boot your kernel with splash=off on the kernel command line. Then use splash_manager to do some tests (demo of the verbose and silent mode should be enough) and see whether everything works there.
(In reply to comment #6) > Ok, please boot your kernel with splash=off on the kernel command line. Then use > splash_manager to do some tests (demo of the verbose and silent mode should be > enough) and see whether everything works there. After I booted with splash=off, I switched to the second console. First I did "sudo splash_manager -c demo -t default -m s --tty=7" and I got No 8bpp verbose picture specified in the theme config No 8bpp silent picture in the theme config And it switched me on the seventh console, but nothing happened. I can't understand the reason why it has a need for 8bpp pictures. Second I did "sudo splash_manager -c demo -t default -m v --tty=7" and I got a Testing the 'default' theme 0 1 2 3 4 5 on the seventh console , but after that, it switched me on the second console again, and splash_manager quit without do anything more.
Well, it needs a 8bpp picture, because you're running in a 8bpp mode. Try specifying the bit depth explicitly on the kernel command line, like: 'video=radeonfb:1600x1200-32@60'.
(In reply to comment #8) > Well, it needs a 8bpp picture, because you're running in a 8bpp mode. Try > specifying the bit depth explicitly on the kernel command line, like: > 'video=radeonfb:1600x1200-32@60'. Yes it works now, with the normal init. Sorry, but I was sure, I was in 32 bits depths... Thanks !
The segfaults should be gone in 1.1.9.7.
