[CS-FSLUG] frambuffer options

[Alvin Smith]

On Thursday 10 February 2005 10:07 am, john-thomas richards wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2005 at 09:07:31AM -0500, Alvin Smith wrote:
> > > Strange...the tux logo is *hard*-coded into the kernel.  The kernel
> > > source *requires* an 80x80 graphic that is converted to a header file.
> > > Do you have the hard drive and flower on a *console* before X starts?
> >
> > I have found that I have installed a package called "boot-icons".
>
> Ah.  This is coming together...
>
> > "Display boot progress using graphical icons
> > This Package modifies the boot progress to show small graphics
> > in the non-scrolling area of the screen (at the top, next to
> > the Linux penguin).
> >
> > For this to work, it needs kernel-level framebuffer support."
> >
> > Not sure why I don't have a "non-scrolling area"...
>
> The non-scrolling area should be the top 80 or so pixels of your screen,
> the part where the logos display.  The logos should remain there until
> you get a boot-prompt or until gdm/kdm/xdm/graphical login manager
> starts.

I have seen it before, but I am not sure why it is not being seen here now.  
After removing the boot-icons package, I don't see anything at all at boot 
time other than the regular boot messages.  No tux either.


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peace,
Alvin Smith
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