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Re: [Gnewsense-dev] How do I put another image next to Freedo?
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samy boutayeb |
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Re: [Gnewsense-dev] How do I put another image next to Freedo? |
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Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:14:37 +0100 |
Hi Alexandre,
Le samedi 09 janvier 2010 à 15:52 -0200, Alexandre Oliva a écrit :
> On Jan 9, 2010, Alexandre Oliva <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > On Jan 9, 2010, Richard Stallman <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> When booting, it shows an image of Freedo.
> >> I want to put an image of a gnu next to it.
> >> I need to do this TODAY for the sake of people making a video.
>
> >> Can someone tell me how to install a different image?
>
> > I'm nearly finished rebuilding Linux-libre kernels for gNewSense/mipsel
> > using the correct assembler flag to avoid CPU lock-ups, but a rebuild
> > should take no [time], because I'm using ccache.
>
> > I'll put the GNU next to Freedo, please give me a call or have someone
> > contact me on IRC me if you want something different.
>
> The new splash image is now up at http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/, it's
> the top image in the main body of the page.
>
> Here's the kernel that displays that splash image, and that should be
> far more stable:
>
> http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/lemote/gnewsense/pool/linux-image-2.6.32.3-libre-lemote_1lxo_mipsel.deb
>
> If you configure it like this in /boot/boot.cfg, it will boot up fast
> and the logo will remain for a while. With an initrd, it gets quickly
> overridden.
>
> title gNewSense metad - 32.3 - hda1 - resume
> kernel (wd0,0)/boot/vmlinux-2.6.32.3-libre-lemote
> args console=tty no_auto_cmd root=/dev/hda1 resume=/dev/hda5
>
> Make sure the device name after root= is a device the kernel recognizes,
> rather than something like a LABEL= or a UUID= specification, and that
> the filesystem is ext3 or ext4, the two built-in filesystem drivers.
> Other filesystem types would require an initrd.
>
>
This is just to confirm that your procedure proved successful here.
Regards/Saludos
Samy