fbsplash request

[Tom 'spot' Callaway]

> It's installed by patching the kernel and during configuration checking 
> the option "support for frame buffer....". I can't tell you more because 
> I don't know the architecture well. All I know can be found on 
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash . It was provided as a rpm package 
> for Fedora some time ago but when I asked the developer, he said that 
> it's no longer. A few information about it can be found here: 
> http://home.arcor.de/helmut.schlattl/gensplash/ . Hopefully these links 
> will be helpful for you.

This requires a patched kernel, not an addon module. Plead your case to
davej at redhat.com, but make sure you have your flame-retardant clothes
on.

~spot
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