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+====== Framebuffer ======
+===== Overview =====
+This page explains how to set up a uvesafb framebuffer to increase the amount of text visible on the console, and make it look pretty at the same time.
+===== Required packages =====
+Install the following packages:
+  * {{Package|direct=yes|media-gfx/splashutils}} {{USEFlag|{{EnableFlag|fbcondecor}}}}
+  * {{Package|direct=yes|media-gfx/splash-themes-livecd}}
+  * {{Package|direct=yes|media-gfx/splash-themes-gentoo}}
+  * {{Package|direct=yes|media-gfx/bootsplash-themes}}
+  * {{Package|direct=yes|sys-apps/v86d}}
+===== Configuration =====
+==== Kernel ====
+Configure the kernel with the following options. Make sure to build <tt>uvesafb</tt> directly into the kernel, and not as a module if you want to make use of the framebuffer during boot.
+{{Kernel|2.6.28-gentoo-r1|<code>0@@</code>}}
+Select a theme from <tt>/etc/splash/</tt>, and then build the kernel and initramfs with the following command. <tt>natural_gentoo</tt> is a nice grey theme, which looks good on high resolutions. It is assumed that any other required options, such as lvm, have been specified in <tt>/etc/genkernel.conf</tt> - otherwise modify the command as needed.
+{{Root|<source lang="bash">
+genkernel --splash=natural_gentoo --splash-res=1280x1024 all
+</source>}}
+==== Grub ====
+There's a pretty black grub theme on [[http://art4linux.org/node/140|art4linux.org]]. Download and extract the tarball, and copy the black theme to <tt>/boot/grub/gentoo_black.xpm.gz</tt>.
+{{Root|<source lang="bash">
+wget http://art4linux.org/system/files/Gentoo-grubsplash.tar.gz
+tar -zxf Gentoo-grubsplash.tar.gz
+cp Gentoo-grubsplash/black.xpm.gz /boot/grub/gentoo_black.xpm.gz
+</source>}}
+Edit the grub config to add the <tt>video</tt>, <tt>splash</tt> and <tt>console</tt> options as below:
+{{File|/boot/grub/grub.conf|<syntax lang="grub">
+default 0
+timeout 8
+splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/gentoo_black.xpm.gz
+title Gentoo Linux 2.6.29
+root (hd0,0)
+kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.29-gentoo root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/mapper/badger-root ramdisk=8192 init=/linuxrc doscsi dolvm video=uvesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1280x1024@60 splash=verbose,fadein,theme:natural_gentoo console=tty1
+initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.29-gentoo
+</syntax>}}
+==== Startup ====
+Finally, add <tt>fbcondecor</tt> to the boot runlevel
+{{Root|<source lang="bash">
+rc-update add fbcondecor boot
+</source>}}