[Splashy-users] Problem using splash on debian etch

[Luis Mondesi]

On 9/29/07, Leandro Dardini <ldardini at tiscali.it> wrote:
>
> I backport splash on debian etch. No problem in compiling it. But I get
> "splashy ERROR: Timeout (120 sec) occurred while waiting for a message
> on the Splashy socket on the first console. On the second console I get
> the message:
>
> Re(generating splash steps for: rc#2.d... rc4.d... rc0.d... rc6.d...done.
> Starting Boot splash manager: splashy.
>
> The boot continue only when I press "enter" on the second console
>
> To install splashy, after dpkging the package:
>
> I put "vga=791" and "splash" on the kernel command line (after
> root=/dev/hda1 ro).
>
> I rebuild initramfs as described for debian in the docs.
>
> I tried with or without redefining the fifo file in config.xml (and
> after each change I reissue initramfs)
>
> The poweroff process is perfect with splashy image.
>
> Note I am running at runlevel 4.
>
> Thank you
>
> Leandro



Hello Leandro,

This is a known bug for which we just found a solution yesterday. I'm
actually working on this very issue right now. Please join us at #splashy on
irc.freenode.net.

Do not use splashy from initramfs at this moment. The way to fix this
problem is to tell directfb to use tty8 (or higher) and there is no simple
way to do this but patching directfb.


--- systems/fbdev/vt.c.orig     2007-09-26 14:36:49.000000000 +0300
+++ systems/fbdev/vt.c  2007-09-26 15:10:51.000000000 +0300
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ dfb_vt_initialize()
                     dfb_vt = NULL;
                     return DFB_INIT;
                }
+               if (dfb_vt->num == 2) {
+                 dfb_vt->num = 8;
+               }
           }
           else {
                dfb_vt->num = dfb_config->vt_num;


I'll ask the Debian maintainer for directfb to include this patch.

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