Fbsplash
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fbsplash (formerly gensplash) is a userspace implementation of a splash screen for Linux systems. It provides a graphical environment during system boot using the Linux framebuffer layer.
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[edit] Installation
Install fbsplash with yaourt, or grab the fbsplash package from AUR, build it with makepkg and install it with pacman.
ATTENTION: initscripts-splash is a dependency of fbsplash. It replaces "initscripts", so some files in /etc, including rc.conf and rc.local, will be backuped as *.pacsave.
[edit] Configuration
fbsplash is configured with the kernel command line and /etc/fbsplash.conf.
Add this to the bottom of your /etc/rc.conf :
SPLASH="fbsplash"
Add this to your kernel command line (/boot/grub/menu.lst ?). (1024x768@16M colors required for darch theme)
vga=792 splash=silent,theme:darch console=tty1
[edit] fbcondecor
If you have a kernel, that supports fbcondecor, you can have a splash screen from the beginning of the booting sequence.
Add fbsplash to the HOOKS=() array in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf :
HOOKS=(... fbsplash ...)
Rebuild your kernel image via mkinitcpio. See here.
[edit] Console backgrounds
Add fbsplash to your DAEMONS array in rc.conf:
DAEMONS=(... fbsplash ...)
Note: Your kernel must have support for fbcondecor.
[edit] Links
- http://fbsplash.berlios.de (new hompage)
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/gensplash/ (old homepage)