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Originally Posted by catcatmu
Bootsplash refuses to start in 24 bit color, but for some reason, the 8600 geforce doesn't like 16 bit.
Is there any way to make grub boot into 1280x800 and 16 bit colour? Or even get a bootscreen at 1280x800?
I know that splashy may work, but there doesn't seem to be any way to enable it!
This is the output from hwinfo --framebuffer:
Other info:
Opensuse 11.1 - Kde4.2.4
Nvidia driver version - 185.18.14
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Bootsplash (or splashy) can only use the virtual framebuffer resolutions supported by the kernel, i.e., 4:3 ratio such as 1280x1024 or 1024x768. You only get wide 1280x800 mode after bootsplash terminates and the X server switches the card to its native mode.
You need to add vga=0x317 or vga=0x318 to the kernel line in /boot/grub/menu.lst for 16 or 24 bit both at 1024x768.
Even though the splashy package is installed, openSUSE still uses bootsplash. That is why you cannot enable splashy! As a test, try deleting the splashy package. Your bootsplash should still work.