[Splashy-users] splashy shows shutdown screen but not the boot up screen

[Philip Rutkowski]

Hi!

Splashy is compiled statically.

         linux-gate.so.1 =>  (0xffffe000)
         libgcc_s.so.1 => /usr/lib32/libgcc_s.so.1 (0xf7ee8000)
         libpthread.so.0 => /lib32/libpthread.so.0 (0xf7ed5000)
         libm.so.6 => /lib32/libm.so.6 (0xf7eae000)
         libc.so.6 => /lib32/libc.so.6 (0xf7d7a000)
         /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xf7f07000)

/etc/rcS.d/S01splashy is there but it is linked to /etc/init.d/splashy 
which is an executable shell script.

So, I renamed /etc/init.d/splashy to splashy.old. Copied it and renamed 
it to splashy. Opened it up in gedit and replaced all of the contents with

cat /etc/rcS.d/S01splashy
#!/bin/sh
# this script starts splash

/bin/sh
# EOF

I executed it and got a brand new prompt. I typed in /sbin/splashy boot 
and the default theme popped up. The progressbar was not moving. But I 
did see the penguin!!! I pressed escape and got out of there.

I've been checking the FAQ section and Google for days now. Anything 
else I can try?

Here is something else! When I execute /etc/init.d/splashy from a 
terminal I get this:



philip at philip:~$ /etc/init.d/splashy start
Stopping Boot splash manager: splashyphilip at philip:~$


philip at philip:~$ /etc/init.d/splashy stop
(Re)generating splash steps for :sed: can't read /etc/inittab: No such 
file or directory
philip at philip:~$


philip at philip:~$ /etc/init.d/splashy restart
(Re)generating splash steps for :sed: can't read /etc/inittab: No such 
file or directory
philip at philip:~$


philip at philip:~$ /etc/init.d/splashy force-reload
(Re)generating splash steps for :sed: can't read /etc/inittab: No such 
file or directory
philip at philip:~$

Is this normal?!?!?!?

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!!

-Phil

Luigi wrote:
> is splashy compiled statically? (hint: ldd /sbin/splashy)
> if it is not, do you have /usr mounted from a separate partition? (hint: 
> mount | grep usr)
> 
> I cannot think of any reason why this is not working for you... Did you 
> check that /etc/rcS.d/S01splashy is there? is it executable? can you add 
> an interactive shell before splashy gets started from that script and 
> execute it manually?
> 
> cat /etc/rcS.d/S01splashy
> #!/bin/sh
> # this script starts splash
> 
> /bin/sh
> # EOF
> 
> At that point you will be in a shinny #> prompt. Just type 
> "/sbin/splashy boot". That should at least tell you what the problem is.
> 
> Check the FAQ section in the wiki for more. http://splashy.alioth.debian.org
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/25/07, *Philip Rutkowski * <phil at quietthenloud.net 
> <mailto:phil at quietthenloud.net>> wrote:
> 
>     hi all!
> 
>     i am running ubuntu 6.10 on amd 64 architecture. i compiled and
>     installed splashy 0.2.1 just fine.
> 
>     i have a problem with the boot up screen. when my computer shuts down or
>     restarts, splashy does its thing. AND IT DOES IT WELL!!!
> 
>     but then when it boots up, it doesn't run! i have no splash images
>     whatsoever. it's only text! my guess is that grub doesn't know to launch
>     splashy. does anyone have any ideas? something i could try?
> 
>     i set /boot/grub/menu.lst to:
> 
>     kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-11-generic root=/dev/hda1 ro splash vga=791
>     quiet
> 
>     thanks in advance!!!
>     -phil
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