Ok - I went back through the wiki article on using gensplash with genkernel. I used - genkernel --menuconfig --gensplash=livecd-2005.1 all (I usually --udev on the end, but every time I get told that -udev is deprecated since it is the default behavior) At the end of the process, I checked /var/log/genkernel.log . The last lines there look like this - >> Installing gensplash [ using the livecd-2005.1 theme ]. Merging initramfs-base-layout.cpio.gz initramfs-aux.cpio.gz initramfs-busybox-1.00-rt-mdstart.plasmaroo.cpio.gz initramfs-insmod-0.9.15-pre4.cpio.gz initramfs-udev-054.cpio.gz initramfs-modules-2.6.12-gentoo-r9.cpio.gz initramfs-splash-2.6.12-gentoo-r9.cpio.gz Gentoo Linux Genkernel: Version 3.3.5 Running with options ; genkernel --menuconfig --gensplash=livecd-2005.1 all
ERROR: Could not copy the initramfs to /boot (yes, /boot is mounted) Then, I look at the long list in /boot . (ls -l) I compiled this today 8/21/05) at around 9pm (2100) 1603780 Aug 21 21:07 kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r9 10928128 Aug 21 21:20 initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r9 I set up an additional grub entry for the splash options on the kernel line, and rebooted to see what the effect was. After the initial information at bootup, all I got was a black screen [This is on a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop. I may have the wrong settings ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), so if anyone knows how to correctly identify this I'd appreciate it]. I had to power off and on again to get video returned. I then tried the default r9 kernel boot without the splash - KERNEL PANIC . vfs out of sync. I rebooted into the old (r6 kernel), and re-ran 'genkernel --menuconfig --udev all' (no splash) to rebuild the r9 kernel, rebooted to the r9 kernel, and all is well. Anyone offering any assistance with this, please do. I've gotten everything in the base system running well except this issue, and I'm about to throw in the towel on splash. John D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
