[yocto] Splashscreen using psplash

[Andreas Enbacka]

Hello,

Thanks a lot for info, I will try with that.

//Andreas

-----Original Message-----
From: Burton, Ross [mailto:ross.burton at intel.com] 
Sent: 23. huhtikuuta 2013 15:09
To: Andreas Enbacka
Cc: yocto at yoctoproject.org
Subject: Re: [yocto] Splashscreen using psplash

On 23 April 2013 13:03, Andreas Enbacka <aenbacka at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am creating a custom image based on core-image-sato, with a custom splash
> screen (using psplash). I have been able to replace the default yocto
> splashscreen in my image,  however, my question is whether it is possible to
> hide the initial console output text displayed on the screen prior to
> showing the splashscreen?  Currently most of the boot process is completed
> at the stage when the splash screen is being displayed on screen. This is
> because the image should be used as part of an embedded device, and the
> end-user should not see any traces of the underlying linux distro.

Passing "quiet" to the kernel (APPEND+="quiet" in local.conf will do
it for testing) should stop the majority of the text.  A full
splash-from-bootloader is possible if you have a bootloader that
displays the image, and then a silent kernel from there.

Ross