[mythtv-users] enabling console border/border image

Cecil Watson cwatson at linkline.com
Thu Feb 16 01:38:49 UTC 2006


Richard Bronosky wrote:
> At one time I saw a distro that had the primary vt console in the center
> of an image of a TV/monitor.  This would be great for me since I am
> having such a problem with my overscan on vt[1-6].  I've searched for
> framebuffer howtos but they all seem to be the same. If I want to do
> anything other than alter modes like 0x314 (
> http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO.html#ss5.3 ) I
> don't know where to start.
> 
> Does this have something to do with graphical terminals used for the
> console verses text-mode consoles?  I get the feeling that I'm a few
> layers away from knowing enough to have an intelligent conversation.
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
Sounds like bootsplash.  Depending on the release of KnoppMyth you are
running, it should asking if you wanted to use botsplash.  If you
answered no, as root:add_bootsplash.sh

Cecil


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