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From: xav guerin <xavtoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub config
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 14:16:34
Message-Id: 968408b8050709070856e21775@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Grub config by Simon Windsor
1 Hello,
2
3 I think your grub.conf splashimage line is quite strange, it's
4 usually an xpm.gz and not an xpn.gz .
5
6 Xavier Guerin
7
8 2005/7/9, Simon Windsor <simon.windsor@×××××××××××××.uk>:
9 > Hi
10 >
11 > I have just rebuilt my mine desktop from Fedora to Gentoo.
12 >
13 > Everything appears to work well, but I am a bit puzzled by Grub.
14 >
15 > I have used Genkernel to build the kernel, so my Grub config file,
16 > grub.conf, is
17 >
18 > ---------------------------------
19 > default 0
20 > timeout 30
21 > splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/spash.xpn.gz
22 >
23 > title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.11-r3
24 > root (hd0,0)
25 > kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/ram0
26 > init=/linuxrc /ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 udev vga=791
27 > initrd /initrd-2.6.11-gentoo-r3
28 > ----------------------------------
29 >
30 > What argument should I add to the kernel line so that Gentoo starts with
31 > a splash screen and the kernel shells support my 1024/768 display.
32 >
33 > All the best
34 >
35 > Simon
36 >
37 > --
38 > Simon Windsor
39 >
40 > Eml: simon.windsor@×××××××××××××.uk
41 > Tel: 01454 617689
42 > Mob: 07960 321599
43 >
44 > --
45 > gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
46 >
47 >
48
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Re: [gentoo-user] Grub config Simon Windsor <simon.windsor@×××××××××××××.uk>