[vox-tech] Beer tux

Ken Bloom vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
Mon, 5 Apr 2004 15:59:51 -0700


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Since you're already recompiling, why not just go to Device Drivers-> =20
Graphics Support->Logo Configuration and just turn it off? Or compile a
vanilla kernel with the same configuration options and you'll get the =20
standard beerless Tux.

On 2004.04.05 15:38, Dave Margolis wrote:
> I make a 1 pixel high by 8 pixel wide black graphic in the gimp, and then=
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> save it as linux_logo.ppm.  I then compile this replacement graphic into =
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> my kernel using patches at the following site: =20
> http://www.arnor.net/linuxlogo/download.html
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> This is a little crude and hasn't been updated since 2.4.18, but it still=
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> works (as of a recent 2.4.25 build).  Also, if you don't build your own =
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> kernels, or let Debian handle kernel compilation for you, I'm not sure =
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> how this can be used.
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> The only other choice is to turn off the framebuffer console (i.e. =20
> vga=3Dnormal in /etc/lilo.conf).  This generally works OK on many video =
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> boards/monitors, especially if you spend most of your time in X.
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> Dave M
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> Bill Kendrick wrote:
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>> Okay, so this weekend, the little kid I'm tutoring and I set up a PII I =
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>> got
>> from a friend, and installed Debian Linux 3.0r1 (the disc I had on me).
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>> I have one complaint so far... during the boot sequence, it throws a Tux
>> at the top left. My box does the same (I recently installed 3.0r1 from =
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>> scratch
>> and then dist-upgrade'd), but with one difference... my box just shows a=
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>> Tux.
>> His computer shows Tux holding a mug of beer!  D'OH!
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>> How does one change this?  :^)
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>> Thx!

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