the startup screen

[kapil]

Hi,
I have once installed a red hat linux.. probably 9 years ago..
I liked that when it used to start it used to display what it is doing at the start up..
e.g. Starting x service..................[ok]

unlike in the new versions of linux.. which shows a windows like screen with a advance bar showing how much it is yet to load..

so my questions:
1. is it possible to see what is kubuntu doing behind the stupid startup screen?
2. after i select kubuntu in GRUB a blank screen shows with blinking cursor, it waits for 3-4 seconds and then the startup screen is displayed... why that delay of 3-4 seconds is kept?

[skunk]

Re: the startup screen

pass nosplash as an argument when loading the kernel

[doctordruidphd]

Re: the startup screen

Yes, it is possible to disable the boot splash screen.
How depends on what version you are using.
If you are using 9.04 or earlier, you can edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file, and remove the "quiet" and "quiet splash" options.
If you are using karmic, you will need to edit the /etc/default/grub file, and remove the splash and quiet options from the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT line. Then run sudo update-grub.

[kapil]

Re: the startup screen

Yes, it is possible to disable the boot splash screen.
How depends on what version you are using.
If you are using 9.04 or earlier, you can edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file, and remove the "quiet" and "quiet splash" options.
If you are using karmic, you will need to edit the /etc/default/grub file, and remove the splash and quiet options from the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT line. Then run sudo update-grub.

I am using Karmic.
do i have to remove the arguments and replace "quiet splash" with ""
or do i have to remove GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT altogether?

it is default value.. so i am bit worried whether i should remove it or not... :P

[doctordruidphd]

Re: the startup screen

do i have to remove the arguments and replace "quiet splash" with ""

Yes, do that. After running 'sudo update-grub' you will have all the text on your screen (should be tty1, or CTRL-ALT-F1).

All this will do is get rid of the splash screen, and let the text come through. You may find that adding in something like 'vga=792' will give you a better (1024x796) screen.

By the way, you can test this at boot time. When you get the initial grub boot menu, highlight the entry you want, hit 'e', and then manually rubout the splash quiet stuff, then CTRL-X to boot. This will change it for one time only, so you can test what parameters you like before making them permanent in /etc/default/grub.

[kapil]

Re: the startup screen

Thanks to both of you.
i could get rid of that buggy startup screen..

though font size (width) is not proper. A single process is shown in 2 lines or so..
e.g.
starting process xyz.
done

instead of:
starting process xys...............done

i think i will have to make change in display setting of grub.. right?
anyways.. i am happy to see the text startup
thanks.