Grub and Plymouth

[Bill Davidsen]

Jóhann B. Guðmundsson wrote:
> Luya Tshimbalanga wrote:
>> Quoting Jerry Amundson <jamundso at gmail.com>:
>>
>>  
>>> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:33 AM, Mike Chambers <mike at miketc.net> wrote:
>>>    
>>>> I have an nvidia chipset, and I see the same thing the OP 
>>>> mentioned.  So
>>>> this isn't what is shown with ATI Cards/chipsets?  If not, what do
>>>> *they* see? Is there a screen shot out there somewhere of what *should*
>>>> be shown?
>>>>       
>>> There is a FIXME on 
>>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BetterStartup
>>> [I can throw something up there when I sort out my FAS login...]
>>>
>>> However even with ATI cards, Plymouth sometimes does the progress bar,
>>> sometimes the pretty infinity thing. Depends maybe on KMS or boot
>>>     
>>
>>
>> Same thing happens on Nvidia cards that supoosely does not have KMS.
>>   
> The cards that do not support kms get the progress bars other get this..
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jSh1ZOaNYs
> 
> Note This is what most ATI card owners are supposed to get.
> ( If not file a bug report )
> 
I don't think my ATI card is supported, too new, too old, wrong color, whatever. 
FC9 works, neither the installer nor running system really do.

> Intel and Nvidia and other unsupported graphic cards owner will get the 
> "progress bar"
> since KMS is disabled for those cards..
> 
> The final artwork will be different than the one on the youtube video 
> though.
> 
> JBG
> 


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