(Almost) No boot splash

Hello!

I yesterday installed openSUSE 12.1 Gnome 32-bit from live USB. The first try resulted in unbootable system since i forgot to make grub write the master boot record. So the second install was succesful, and the system working fine, with some minor annoyances. After the grub menu i see just for a second the splash screen, then it turns black, and after some time it prompts for login. It is not a major issue, but esthetically i would be pleased, if there is some kind of solution.

On 2012-03-12 10:16, yavorf wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> I yesterday installed openSUSE 12.1 Gnome 32-bit from live USB. The
> first try resulted in unbootable system since i forgot to make grub
> write the master boot record. So the second install was succesful, and
> the system working fine, with some minor annoyances. After the grub menu
> i see just for a second the splash screen, then it turns black, and
> after some time it prompts for login. It is not a major issue, but
> esthetically i would be pleased, if there is some kind of solution.

Apparently you are booting to text mode.

Or do you mean that you see a black screen, and then you get a graphical
login screen?


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

After the black screen is the gui ok, everything works fine but the picture during the boot process.

On 2012-03-12 14:06, yavorf wrote:
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> After the black screen is the gui ok, everything works fine but the
> picture during the boot process.

Then I don’t know what could be the cause, sorry.


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

It is ok, Robin, thank you anyway!

On 2012-03-12 15:16, yavorf wrote:
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> It is ok, Robin, thank you anyway!

I was thinking.

The splash screen usually stops when there is an error message that has to
be displayed. After you get the login prompt, type ctrl-alt-f1 and see if
there is something of interest displayed there.

(you can return to the graphics mode by typing ctrl-alt-f7)


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

I tried it. In the text mode, there was nothing but the welcome message. I examined the /var/log/messages and I post here everything about the bootsplash:

Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 0.000000] Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD1200BEVS-75UST0_WD-WXE907052181-part2 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD1200BEVS-75UST0_WD-WXE907052181-part1 splash=silent quiet vga=0x317
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 0.000000] bootsplash: silent mode.
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 0.774925] bootsplash 3.2.0-2010/03/31: looking for picture…
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 0.774928] bootsplash: silentjpeg size 89863 bytes
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 0.784908] bootsplash: …found (1024x768, 36220 bytes, v3).
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 3.266644] bootsplash: scaling image from 1024x768 to 1440x900
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 3.321244] bootsplash: scaling image from 1024x768 to 1440x900
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 3.375182] bootsplash: scaling image from 1024x768 to 1440x900
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 3.429797] bootsplash: scaling image from 1024x768 to 1440x900
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 3.469266] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 176x52
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 3.484290] bootsplash: scaling image from 1024x768 to 1440x900
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 3.538833] bootsplash: scaling image from 1024x768 to 1440x900
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 9.500883] bootsplash: scaling image from 1024x768 to 1440x900
Mar 12 15:39:38 ***-laptop kernel: 9.555446] bootsplash: scaling image from 1024x768 to 1440x900
Mar 12 15:39:42 ***-laptop kernel: 21.238910] bootsplash: status on console 0 changed to on

But I cannot extract any relevant for my linux knowledge information.

On 2012-03-12 16:06, yavorf wrote:
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> I tried it. In the text mode, there was nothing but the welcome message.
> I examined the /var/log/messages and I post here everything about the
> bootsplash:

No, I think there would be an error unrelated to the bootsplash. The
splash disappears to let you read it.


Cheers / Saludos
Carlos E. R.

It would be a paradox, because if the splash goes off for me to read something important, so switching to plain black screen without text is illogical.

On 2012-03-13 09:36, yavorf wrote:
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> It would be a paradox, because if the splash goes off for me to read
> something important, so switching to plain black screen without text is
> illogical.

Yes, it is…

I didn’t notice that. I don’t know. It could be a systemd issue. You could
try booting with systemv instead (f5 at boot screen). Or you can update
systemd to the development version on
OBS
here


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

Systemv doesn’t change that behavior. Interesting is that i tried to run the splash in verbose mode and without splash in text mode, which resulted in the same black screen, But these gave for a split of the second (same amount in which the original splash was there before the changes) some lines, the last of which:

Failed to execute ‘/etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/ifup-sysctl’ ‘/etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/ifup-sysctl’ is …]: No such file or directory

This lead me to the unrelated bug here: [Bug 724775] New: initramfs and ifup-sysctl](http://195.135.221.135/opensuse-bugs/2011-10/msg02576.html)

I do not see the conection between the two. Really puzzling…

On 2012-03-13 17:06, yavorf wrote:

> changes) some lines, the last of which:
>
> Failed to execute ‘/etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/ifup-sysctl’
> ‘/etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/ifup-sysctl’ is …]: No such file or
> directory

I do have that file in my test system. It is part of
“sysconfig-0.75.4-2.7.1.x86_64”.


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

I have the file too.

On 2012-03-13 23:36, yavorf wrote:
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> I have the file too.

Yet it failed to execute? Weird.
Anyway, I don’t know if that is the problem with your splash display.

If it were me, I wouldn’t worry, because the first thing I do is disable
the splash screen, I want to see all the letters going by. But I understand
others want it.


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

Letters are even better for me, because the 12.1 splash is not a big success in my opinion, letters with green background would be ok, even the text mode of booting would be fine, i just want to get rid of this 15 seconds of black screen, it wakes some old and forgotten windows fears.

On 2012-03-14 09:26, yavorf wrote:
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> Letters are even better for me, because the 12.1 splash is not a big
> success in my opinion, letters with green background would be ok, even
> the text mode of booting would be fine, i just want to get rid of this
> 15 seconds of black screen, it wakes some old and forgotten windows
> fears.

Ah, letters be then :slight_smile:

The setting is “splash=verbose” in the kernel line in grub/menu.lst. You
also have to adjust “/etc/sysconfig/bootloader” (or the setting is undone
on next kernel update) and perhaps “/etc/sysconfig/bootsplash”.

Although I’m thinking that what you see is a screen display mode switching,
and you will not be able to get reed of it.


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

I have done this, but no change. I see some lines in verbose mode with the green background for a split of a second, but then comes the black screen. Even in text mode is the same.
Here is the corresponding line in /etc/sysconfig/bootloader

DEFAULT_APPEND=“resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD1200BEVS-75UST0_WD-WXE907052181-part1 splash=verbose quiet showopts”

And in /etc/sysconfig/bootsplash

SPLASH=“yes”
THEME=“openSUSE”

It looks like it should work, but it doesn’t.

Although I’m thinking that what you see is a screen display mode switching,
and you will not be able to get reed of it.

Maybe you are right.

Interesting is, that I yesterday listened to music, but forgot to plug the power, after some time, the laptop hibernated. When brought the power back and turned it on, the black screen on booting lasted even when there should have been ui, the music continued to play.

On 2012-03-17 10:56, yavorf wrote:
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> Interesting is, that I yesterday listened to music, but forgot to plug
> the power, after some time, the laptop hibernated. When brought the
> power back and turned it on, the black screen on booting lasted even
> when there should have been ui, the music continued to play.

:slight_smile:

You got the thawing screen, and that takes time to progress. The funny
thing is that services start to run in the background even before you get
the keyboard working. Yep, the music playing was considered urgent and it
worked early :slight_smile:


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

Maybe it is a kernel issue, i will report what happens when a new version is issued. Until then no hibernating.