[Splashy-devel] /proc/cmdline (was: Re: Slow from initramfs)

[Tim Dijkstra]

On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:55:02 +0200
Vincenzo Ampolo <vincenzo.ampolo at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 2006-08-20 at 20:34 +0200, Tim Dijkstra wrote:
> > Why don't we make it 'nosplash'? That way people that want to disable
> > it temporarily can do so, but people that want to use splashy can
> > just 
> > install the package and be done with it.
> > 
> > grts Tim
> > 
> 
> No, because:
> 1) other system uses it (Luis and Otavio said that)

I don't think that's an argument.

> 2) At this time people should modify /boot/grub/menu.lst to add the vga=
> parameter to make splashy works, so they already edit it. but now
> instead of put: vga=xxx they will put vga=xxx splash.

Maybe they already have that. But you're right I don't think a
distribution will add a vga=xxx line for you, so they will have to edit
lilo.conf or menu.list some time anyway.

> I agree with Otavio and Luis

Good, I'll concede then... you guys win;)

grts Tim