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From: Tony Davison <tony.davison2@××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub config
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 14:45:47
Message-Id: 200507091541.10118.tony.davison2@ntlworld.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Grub config by Simon Windsor
1 On Saturday 09 July 2005 14:54, Simon Windsor wrote:
2 > Hi
3 >
4 > I have just rebuilt my mine desktop from Fedora to Gentoo.
5 >
6 > Everything appears to work well, but I am a bit puzzled by Grub.
7 >
8 > I have used Genkernel to build the kernel, so my Grub config file,
9 > grub.conf, is
10 >
11 > ---------------------------------
12 > default 0
13 > timeout 30
14 > splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/spash.xpn.gz
15 >
16 > title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.11-r3
17 > root (hd0,0)
18 > kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/ram0
19 > init=/linuxrc /ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 udev vga=791
20 > initrd /initrd-2.6.11-gentoo-r3
21 > ----------------------------------
22 >
23 > What argument should I add to the kernel line so that Gentoo starts
24 > with a splash screen and the kernel shells support my 1024/768
25 > display.
26 >
27 > All the best
28 >
29 Try :-
30 http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash#What_is_gensplash.3F
31 HTH
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33 Tony Davison
34 tony.davison2@××××××××.com
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