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Usplash does not run bootscript or show progress bar

Asked by dragonfly

Hello,
Using the gui apps, I'm sure this is easy to resolve. By using Startup-Manager in Xubuntu, I had checked the box "show text during boot" and kept the default Usplash theme. I am able to see the boot script and the Xubuntu splash theme with progress bar until log in. I did same in Ubuntu Studio, but instead of getting the bootscript, I get the U.St. logo stretched out on the right of the screen and bleeding off the screen even, while the left of the screen remains blank. Furthurmore, I don't get the progress bar anymore. I did try installing and uninstalling some Usplash pkgs. before trying to just keep the defaults. I have libusplash0, ussplash and usplash-theme-ubuntustudio installed. Also in my boot/grub/menu.lst, my def options=splash=769 while my defoptions=vga=791, is it better to have splash=791, will that fix the bleeding off screen for my logo?

 Am I missing a pkg? Note: I tried to install sysv-rc-bootsplash but I get the error message:
sysv-rc-bootsplash:
  Depends: sysv-rc (=2.86.ds1-38) but 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu31 is to be installed
 PreDepends: bootsplash (>= 3.3-3)
I don't know which pre-dependency they mean when the available versions in Synaptic are all 0.X.X and the highest version is a 2.0. So I should assume that sysv-rc is not what I should be adding?
In passing you can't install splashy (http://splashy.alioth.debian.org/ubuntu/) and still keep the Ubuntu studio theme, right?
Thnx in adv!
Finally

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dragonfly (streams0dragonflies) said : 		#1

After re-reading again in, I included splashy along with all required pre-dependancies, exept for sysv-rc-bootsplash [with support bootsplash (patches for rc files)]. My boot/grub/menu.lst now has:

 e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=splash vga=773

My bootsplash has the progress bar back, some bootsripts (mount root, init.) and the logo is centered at a nice size on the screen.

In case this helps anyone else, I found the instructions at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users

Subject: usplash graphic disappears halfway through liveCD-boot
Package: usplash
Version: 0.5.5
at maf at appgate.com

note:
I also couldn't manage the following:

"I worked around it by basically copying
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top/usplash to
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/casper-bottom/21usplash. This has the
effect of restarting usplash after X has been configured. It is not the
most elegant solution but at least it improves the situation for me."

since I did not seem to have a casper-bottom folder, but I am quite satisfied with my boot splash!

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dragonfly (streams0dragonflies) said : 		#2

After re-reading docs. again, I included splashy along with all required pre-dependancies, exept for sysv-rc-bootsplash [with support bootsplash (patches for rc files)]. My boot/grub/menu.lst now has:

 e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=splash vga=773

My bootsplash has the progress bar back, some bootsripts (mount root, init.) and the logo is centered at a nice size on the screen.

In case this helps anyone else, I found the instructions at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users

Subject: usplash graphic disappears halfway through liveCD-boot
Package: usplash
Version: 0.5.5
at maf at appgate.com

note:
I also couldn't manage the following:

"I worked around it by basically copying
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-top/usplash to
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/casper-bottom/21usplash. This has the
effect of restarting usplash after X has been configured. It is not the
most elegant solution but at least it improves the situation for me."

since I did not seem to have a casper-bottom folder, but I am quite satisfied with my boot splash!

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neandr (neandr) said : 		#3

Maybe it help someone else:

Booting up a Xubuntu 7.10 installation allways stopped with 'no display' of the GUI. The recovery mode ended with login, a "startx" gave the same situation.

Solution:
The pc has a S3 Trio V64V2 with 1024x768/16 and 1280x1024/256 and also lower resolution.
With the /etc/X11/xorg.conf in section "Screen" I found a "DefaultDepth 24".
Because I had only a "16" with windowsXP, I changed that entry to "DefaultDepth 16" ...
   ... and the GUI works!

Günter