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Re: [Bug-grub] splash screen
From: |
Jason Thomas |
Subject: |
Re: [Bug-grub] splash screen |
Date: |
Sat, 9 Mar 2002 09:52:52 +1100 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.3.27i |
This functionality has been added by redhat, and is currently
unsupported by the upstream grub developers.
On Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 04:06:35PM +0100, P.B. IJdens wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I use grub as it ships with RH 7.2
>
> I was installing a custom graphical splash screen and accidentally installed
> an XPM that was 1280x1024 with 16 colors.
>
> As a reaction to that, grub failed to boot alltogether. Instead of showing
> me the bootscreen it crashes and reboots the system. I (obviously) had to
> use a rescue CD to get into my system again.
>
> Even though it is a typical example of 'my own stupid fault' I think that
> grub should not crash and reboot, but instead maybe should fallback to
> textmode?
>
> By the way, the splasscreen directive is missing from the info pages. I
> would like to know which boundary conditions are defined for these
> splasscreens.
>
> Take care, and I really do like grub!
- splash screen, P.B. IJdens, 2002/03/08
- Re: [Bug-grub] splash screen,
Jason Thomas <=