On Tue, 2013-04-23 at 06:34 -0600, Gary Thomas wrote: > On 2013-04-23 06:29, Andreas Enbacka wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Thanks a lot for info, I will try with that. > > > > //Andreas > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Burton, Ross [mailto:ross.bur...@intel.com] > > Sent: 23. huhtikuuta 2013 15:09 > > To: Andreas Enbacka > > Cc: yocto@yoctoproject.org > > Subject: Re: [yocto] Splashscreen using psplash > > > > On 23 April 2013 13:03, Andreas Enbacka <aenba...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I am creating a custom image based on core-image-sato, with a custom splash > >> screen (using psplash). I have been able to replace the default yocto > >> splashscreen in my image, however, my question is whether it is possible > >> to > >> hide the initial console output text displayed on the screen prior to > >> showing the splashscreen? Currently most of the boot process is completed > >> at the stage when the splash screen is being displayed on screen. This is > >> because the image should be used as part of an embedded device, and the > >> end-user should not see any traces of the underlying linux distro. > > > > Passing "quiet" to the kernel (APPEND+="quiet" in local.conf will do > > it for testing) should stop the majority of the text. A full > > splash-from-bootloader is possible if you have a bootloader that > > displays the image, and then a silent kernel from there. > > Note: AFAICT this will only work if booting using grub or syslinux, not U-Boot > or some other embedded bootstrap.
The trick is to redirect the console output somewhere else. By default it goes to the first tty if I recall correctly but you can send it to a serial port or wherever you want... Cheers, Richard _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto
