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| - | ====== Under construction!!! Incomplete code segments ahead! ====== | ||
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| ====== Plymouth boot splash Background and Assumptions ====== | ====== Plymouth boot splash Background and Assumptions ====== | ||
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| Plymouth has several ways that it can display graphics. One of these, using the frame buffer, is easiest for TinyCore as it is compilied into the kernel. These instructions will target this method, as it requires the least effort. For systems running in virtual machines or without kernel supported graphics, this should work fine. If you have Intel or Radeon graphics that is supported using DRM, additional steps are required. If you are using the frame buffer mode and kernel graphics modules load during the boot process, the graphics may become distorted. This is the case with Intel i915 graphics; others have not been tested. | Plymouth has several ways that it can display graphics. One of these, using the frame buffer, is easiest for TinyCore as it is compilied into the kernel. These instructions will target this method, as it requires the least effort. For systems running in virtual machines or without kernel supported graphics, this should work fine. If you have Intel or Radeon graphics that is supported using DRM, additional steps are required. If you are using the frame buffer mode and kernel graphics modules load during the boot process, the graphics may become distorted. This is the case with Intel i915 graphics; others have not been tested. | ||
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| + | The following steps are meant to be informative so as to explain and describe what is in the plymouth-initrd.gz file, and to be a basis for further work and experimentation. It should be possible to copy/paste the following code segments to build the plymouth-initrd.gz in a few minutes (not including required extension load time). Alternatively, | ||
| ====== Adding a Boot Splash ====== | ====== Adding a Boot Splash ====== | ||
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| EOF | EOF | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | Unpack the plymouth source code and cd into the new directory (plymouth-0.8.8). Execute the above script from within the source code directory: | + | Unpack the plymouth source code and cd into the new directory (plymouth-0.8.8). Execute the above script from within the source code directory. From this point on, most of the commands will require su capability, so it will be easier if we go ahead and do it now. The rest of this wiki will assume that this is the case. If not, you will need to insert a sudo in most of the command steps: |
| < | < | ||
| + | tar xfz plymouth-0.8.8.tar.gz | ||
| + | sudo sh | ||
| + | export PLYROOT=$(pwd) | ||
| + | cd plymouth-0.8.8 | ||
| ../ | ../ | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | If there are no errors, make and install plymouth. From this point on, most of the commands will require su capability, so it will be easier if we go ahead and do it now. The rest of this wiki will assume that this is the case. If not, you will need to insert a sudo in most of the command steps: | + | If there are no errors, make and install plymouth: |
| < | < | ||
| - | sudo sh | ||
| make install | make install | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| Cd into the plymouth-initrd directory and copy the new files into it: | Cd into the plymouth-initrd directory and copy the new files into it: | ||
| < | < | ||
| + | cd $PLYROOT/ | ||
| cat ../ | cat ../ | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| The following step depends on your current version of TinyCore. For versions 4.7.2 and later: | The following step depends on your current version of TinyCore. For versions 4.7.2 and later: | ||
| < | < | ||
| - | cd etc/init.d | + | cd $PLYROOT/ |
| vi rcS | vi rcS | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| Add the following two lines to rcS between the mount commands and the tc-config script: | Add the following two lines to rcS between the mount commands and the tc-config script: | ||
| < | < | ||
| - | / | + | / |
| / | / | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| For versions prior to 4.7.2: | For versions prior to 4.7.2: | ||
| < | < | ||
| - | cd etc/init.d | + | cd $PLYROOT/ |
| cp / | cp / | ||
| vi tc-config | vi tc-config | ||
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| To support graphics, plymouth assumes that libpng12 will be available, so we will have to add it to the initrd. Normally this is supplied by Xlibs, but it won't be available at boot so we'll have to copy it into the initrd. Cd to the base plymouth initrd source directory, the execute the following: | To support graphics, plymouth assumes that libpng12 will be available, so we will have to add it to the initrd. Normally this is supplied by Xlibs, but it won't be available at boot so we'll have to copy it into the initrd. Cd to the base plymouth initrd source directory, the execute the following: | ||
| < | < | ||
| - | cd usr/lib | + | cd $PLYROOT/ |
| cp / | cp / | ||
| ln -s libpng12.so.0.46.0 libpng12.so.0 | ln -s libpng12.so.0.46.0 libpng12.so.0 | ||
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| To create a default theme we will use the TinyCore desktop logo, and create a set of spinner graphics for the startup progress. From the base plymouth initrd source directory: | To create a default theme we will use the TinyCore desktop logo, and create a set of spinner graphics for the startup progress. From the base plymouth initrd source directory: | ||
| < | < | ||
| - | mkdir -p usr/ | + | mkdir -p $PLYROOT/ |
| - | cd usr/ | + | cd $PLYROOT/ |
| - | cp / | + | cp / |
| # adjust the following values to change the size and thickness of the spinner graphics | # adjust the following values to change the size and thickness of the spinner graphics | ||
| OD=51 | OD=51 | ||
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| -gravity center -compose src_out -composite +repage -crop ${OD}x${OD}+0+0 animation-00$a.png | -gravity center -compose src_out -composite +repage -crop ${OD}x${OD}+0+0 animation-00$a.png | ||
| done | done | ||
| + | # create links so the throbber graphics will be the same as the animation graphics | ||
| for a in $(seq -w 1 36) | for a in $(seq -w 1 36) | ||
| do ln -s animation-00$a.png throbber-00$a.png | do ln -s animation-00$a.png throbber-00$a.png | ||
| done | done | ||
| - | for a in box.png bullet.png entry.png lock.png | + | # create empty png files for the other required pieces that we won't use |
| - | do convert -size 1x1 xc:none $a | + | for a in box bullet entry lock |
| + | do convert -size 1x1 xc:none $a.png | ||
| done | done | ||
| + | # create a theme configuration file | ||
| cat > | cat > | ||
| [Plymouth Theme] | [Plymouth Theme] | ||
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| Finally, we need to tell plymouth about the default theme. Return to the base plymouth initrd source directory: | Finally, we need to tell plymouth about the default theme. Return to the base plymouth initrd source directory: | ||
| < | < | ||
| - | cd etc/ | + | cd $PLYROOT/ |
| cat > | cat > | ||
| - | # Administrator customizations go in this file | + | # plymouth theme |
| [Daemon] | [Daemon] | ||
| Theme=TinyCore | Theme=TinyCore | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | ===== Create | + | ===== Create the plymouth initrd ===== |
| To create the plymouth initrd archive, from the base of the plymouth initrd source directory: | To create the plymouth initrd archive, from the base of the plymouth initrd source directory: | ||
| < | < | ||
| + | cd $PLYROOT/ | ||
| find | cpio -o -H newc | gzip -c > | find | cpio -o -H newc | gzip -c > | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | Copy the new plymouth-initrd.gz file to the same directory as core.gz on your system. Edit the boot configuration file for your system, adding plymouth-initrd.gz after core.gz in the APPEND (or INITRD), separated by a comma and no spaces. Also add the keywords '' | + | |
| + | ===== Install the plymouth initrd ===== | ||
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| + | Copy the new plymouth-initrd.gz file to the same directory as core.gz on your system. Edit the boot configuration file for your system, adding plymouth-initrd.gz after core.gz in the APPEND (or INITRD), separated by a comma and no spaces. Also add the keywords '' | ||
| After bootup, the plymouthd daemon will continue to run in the background. If desired, it can be forced to exit with the following command: | After bootup, the plymouthd daemon will continue to run in the background. If desired, it can be forced to exit with the following command: | ||
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| Reboot and enjoy! | Reboot and enjoy! | ||
| - | If the splash does not work as expected, add '' | + | If the splash does not work as expected, add '' |
