Enhancement request to tc-config to support boot splash

[tinypoodle]

Remastering?

[andyj]

I've added a wiki entry in the Advanced section for Boot Splash. Right now it only covers the frame buffer splash. The Intel i915 DRM/KMS version and separate theme howto will be forthcoming. Please try. All feedback welcome (see Ecclesiastes 7:5). I don't have Radeon hardware so help is welcome here too.

Andy

[mbertrand]

First, I'm a newbie to Linux. I followed the wiki and got errors during "make install".

gcc: error: /usr/local/lib/libdrm_intel.so: No such file or directory
gcc: error: /usr/local/lib/libpciaccess.so: No such file or directory
gcc: error: /usr/local/lib/libdrm_radeon.so: No such file or directory
gcc: error: /usr/local/lib/libdrm.so: No such file or directory
gcc: error: /usr/local/lib/libkms.so: No such file or directory

I did however tried with your already built intird "plymouth-initrd.gz" and all worked. I would like to learn and compile it my self  so can you please help with those errors? Also, what about showing splash while shutting? Do you have any links to some documentation? Thaks for your time.

[gerald_clark]

A "provides" search ( using Apps ) of the repo reveals that these are part of the Xorg extensions.

[mbertrand]

I have Xorg-7.6-lib & Xorg-7.6-dev installed. According to the wiki all decencies are listed and I would doubt that some are missing?

[mbertrand]

Well well ... I added Xorg-7.6.tcz and was able to compile with no errors , Thanks.
But the xorg extensions come split up like bin, dev,  lib,  font and the Xorg-7.6.tcz which I thought was all of them. I had the lib and dev installed so I was mission bin and font. Why would that change anything?

[Rich]

Hi mbertrand
Xorg-7.6-lib.tcz contains common library files used by many extensions.
Xorg-7.6-dev.tcz contains headers and static libraries for compiling and linking.
Xorg-7.6.tcz contains the libraries that gcc could not find.
Xorg-fonts.tcz, I doubt you needed that one.

[mbertrand]

I got plymouth working with the plymouth-inird.gz from wiki. This works well with transition to starting x. Of course I'm not clear as to what is going one.
I have two tests both require auto starting an app at boot. First test is an x app and the other is not.
Where is the best place to stop plymouth (close it /quit) where there would be less black screen prior to showing my app.
Also for none x apps where would be the best place to start it.

[gerald_clark]

Start your X apps from a script in .X.d
Refer to .xsession to see how they are started.

[mbertrand]

Yes I know but what about i I'm not using x were to start my none x application.

[gerald_clark]

Please do not post the same questions in two threads.
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,14950.msg85258/topicseen.html
It confuses people and wastes resources.