I know that Linux Mint defaults to a black screen bootsplash, but some of us would really like to watch the messages scroll as the computer boots. Would it be possible in Mint 13 to have an option to easily re-enable the scrolling text?
(I personally want to figure out a way to have tux sitting on top of the scrolling text like some other distro's, but I'm not sure how to go about it :/ )
Disable Boot Splash (or lack thereof)
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Re: Disable Boot Splash (or lack thereof)
That would probably be a good idea. Without some kind of lifesign people tend to get confused.
Re: Disable Boot Splash (or lack thereof)
You need to edit the kernel boot command line.A Future Pilot wrote:I know that Linux Mint defaults to a black screen bootsplash,
but some of us would really like to watch the messages scroll as the computer boots.
Would it be possible in Mint 13 to have an option to easily re-enable the scrolling text?
Open a terminal and type:
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sudo gedit "/etc/defaults/grub"
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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""
Re: Disable Boot Splash (or lack thereof)
I'm only resurrecting this post because I just found it on Google, and I noticed a mistake and an omission, so I figured I would point them out for others who also find it:
Or, in the case of MATE,
The next part is right on:
It's actuallyIkem wrote: You need to edit the kernel boot command line.
Open a terminal and type:
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sudo gedit "/etc/defaults/grub"
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sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
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sudo pluma /etc/default/grub
But you need to run the following afterwards:Ikem wrote: Change this line:
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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""
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sudo update-grub
Re: Disable Boot Splash (or lack thereof)
You're right. Thanks for pointing that out.lehrin wrote:You need to run the following afterwards:Code: Select all
sudo update-grub
Re: Disable Boot Splash (or lack thereof)
To be fair, it should be gksudo and not sudo, as gedit and pluma are graphical applications.