This document describes how to get fbsplash up-n-running in a fast and
painless way.

1) Install the latest Gentoo kernel sources:
   # emerge gentoo-sources

2) Configure, build and install your kernel:
   # cd /usr/src/linux
   # make menuconfig
   # make
   # make install modules_install

3) Install splashutils:
   # emerge splashutils

4) Create an initramfs image for fbsplash:
   # splash_geninitramfs -v -g /boot/fbsplash-emergence-1024x768 -r 1024x768 emergence

5) Configure your bootloader: (instructions for grub)
   # cd /boot/grub

   Edit menu.lst, find the entry for your kernel, and put 'splash=silent,theme:emergence'
   onto the kernel command line. You should get something like this:

   title Gentoo Linux (g-d-s 2.6.11)
       root (hd0,4)
       kernel /boot/gentoo-2.6.11 ro root=/dev/hda1 video=vesafb:1024x768-32@85 splash=silent,theme:emergence
       initrd /boot/fbsplash-emergence-1024x768

This is it. Reboot and enjoy fbsplash :)

original May 9 10:59am