Bug 203247

Summary:	Framebuffer splash banner doesn't always get loaded.
Product:	Gentoo Release Media	Reporter:	niogic <niogic>
Component:	Everything	Assignee:	Gentoo Release Team <releng>
Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Severity:	trivial
Priority:	High
Version:	2007.0
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description niogic 2007-12-24 16:53:58 UTC

I've noticed a problem while loading the installation CD (text mode, with framebuffer).

When it's loading, after asking me the keymap, a cool splash screen is loaded.
It shows a bar and it tells you when GPM is loaded or the passwords have been scrambled.

The problem is that if I don't press F2 *before* it has finished loading, when it's done and goes back to tty1, I don't see the top banner.
Instead the black space for it is showed .. and it's at the bottom and not at the top of the window.

More accurately, I have to be on tty1 when the init script saying "loading the splash" is being run.. then the picture is loaded and I can also go back to tty2.

So, I don't know if this is a bug in a script that can be fixed or a limit of framebuffer, in which case I'd suggest a workaround (eg. automatically switching the console when needed ^_^ ).

If it's needed, I use a GeForce FX5200 and an Asus P4S333-VM.


Bye and .. merry Christmas! :D

Comment 1 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) Gentoo Infrastructure

2011-06-19 13:01:20 UTC

We don't have a splash screen on the weekly autobuilds.