[yocto] Splashscreen using psplash

[Gary Thomas]

On 2013-04-23 06:29, Andreas Enbacka wrote:
> 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.

Note: AFAICT this will only work if booting using grub or syslinux, not U-Boot
or some other embedded bootstrap.

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