[mythtv-users] Bootsplash and X issues

[Chris Picton]

Michael T. Dean wrote:

> Warren Volz wrote:
>
>> I'm having trouble with my console vanishing after X quits when I  
>> exit the frontend. I'm running a 2.4.31 kernel patched with the  
>> bootsplash patches. The system is still fine, but I notice the /proc/ 
>> splash entry is no longer listed. Has anyone run across this problem  
>> before? If so, did you find a solution?
>
>
> If you don't have an NVIDIA card, ignore...
>
> If you're using the NVIDIA proprietary drivers, the use of bootsplash 
> is not supported.  NVIDIA doesn't provide a framebuffer driver for use 
> with the console, and their X driver assumes there is no framebuffer 
> running on the card.  You would probably get exactly the behavior you 
> describe if you tried using bootsplash and NVIDIA's drivers...

I disagree

I am using a framebuffer with nvidia's drivers on my gentoo machine.  I 
am using gensplash (http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/gensplash/) to 
provide the splash image.

My kernel boot line is:

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-gentoo-r6-chris-5 root=/dev/hda2 
video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,800x600-32 at 60 splash=silent,theme:mythtv

I have compiled vesa-tng into my kernel for framebuffer, and have NOT 
selected "Bootup Logo"


Sorry I can't help the original poster - I do not see the problem he is 
describing.

Chris