Ubuntu
kubuntu-default-settings package

Fonts are too dark in usplash

Bug #64367 reported by totya
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kubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Jonathan Riddell

Bug Description

Hi,

I installed edgy last night, and I modified the /boot/grub/menu.lst file.

My kernel section looks like this:

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda8 ro splash vga=791
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-10-generic
quiet
savedefault
boot

1. The usplash works fine however the messages on the screen too dark. I can't read the messages easily. In Dapper the messages was brighter.

2. I use vga=791 option which in Dapper caused 1024x768 usplash screen with lesser size fonts and lesser size kubuntu logo than the default. In Edgy this option has no effect. Has no effect means the fonts have a same size like without the "vga=791" option and the the "kubuntu" logo has a same size too. By the way the virtual terminals has 1027x768 resolution, so I'm sure the kernel not ignore the "vga=791" parameter.

Package version:

ii kubuntu-artwork-usplash 6.10-54 kubuntu artwork for usplash
ii kubuntu-default-settings 6.10-54 Default settings and artwork for the Kubuntu
ii kubuntu-desktop 1.17 Kubuntu desktop system
ii kubuntu-docs 6.10-1 kubuntu documentation
ii kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts 0.3-0ubuntu1 Konqueror shortcuts for the Ubuntu wiki and
ii language-selector-qt 0.1.27 Language selector for kubuntu linux

ii linux-generic 2.6.17.10 Complete Generic Linux kernel
ii linux-headers-2.6.17-10 2.6.17-10.28 Header files related to Linux kernel version
ii linux-headers-2.6.17-10-386 2.6.17-10.28 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.17 on i
ii linux-headers-2.6.17-10-generic 2.6.17-10.28 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.17 on x
ii linux-headers-386 2.6.17.10 Linux kernel headers on 386
ii linux-headers-generic 2.6.17.10 Generic Linux kernel headers
ii linux-image-2.6.17-10-generic 2.6.17-10.28 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.17 on x86
ii linux-image-generic 2.6.17.10 Generic Linux kernel image
ii linux-libc-dev 2.6.17-10.28 Linux Kernel Headers for development
ii linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17-10-generic 2.6.17.5-9 Non-free Linux 2.6.17 modules on x86_64 gene
ii linux-restricted-modules-common 2.6.17.5-9 Non-free Linux 2.6.17 modules helper script
ii linux-restricted-modules-generic 2.6.17.10 Restricted Linux modules for generic kernels
ii linux-sound-base 1.0.11-5ubuntu1 base package for ALSA and OSS sound systems
ii linux-source 2.6.17.10 Linux kernel source with Ubuntu patches

I don't think so these are serious bugs. Or maybe these are features?

Best Regards,
totya

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totya (totya)
description: updated
totya (totya)
Changed in kubuntu-default-settings:
assignee: nobody → jr
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Anthony Mercatante (tonio) wrote :

Edgy uses upstart which causes no messages to be displayed during the usplash stuff.
It is normal that you can't read anything while it runs.

Changed in kubuntu-default-settings:
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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totya (totya) wrote :

Maybe you just misunderstood me. I know Edgy use upstart, and I can see messages in the usplash screen if I use the following boot enrties in the menu.lst file:

itle Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda8 ro splash vga=791
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-10-generic
quiet
savedefault
boot

Just test it yourself, you will recognize there are messages on the usplash screen.

My problem is not "I can see boot messages". My problem is the messages are to dark.

Changed in kubuntu-default-settings:
status: Rejected → Unconfirmed
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Andrew Hunter (rexbron) wrote :

From the ubuntu-devel lists:

> What I miss from the Dapper/Version is (and forgive my terminology here)
> the scrolling list of startup services (which I presume are descendants
> from similar display in GRUB bootsplash screens).

Remove 'quiet' from the kernel command line to display them

Changed in kubuntu-default-settings:
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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totya (totya) wrote :

You don't understand the problem. You did not analyze my menu.lst file entries carefuly. I'm going to post it here again:

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda8 ro splash vga=791
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-10-generic
quiet
savedefault
boot

Do you see quiet flag in the kernel line? No. Because there is no 'quiet' flag in there. I've deleted the 'quiet' flag already. And again, there are boot messages in the screen. Trust me! ;-) However this boot messages use too dark fonts. My question: How can I make this fonts brighter? Please, please read carefuly my bug report! Did you really test this case?

Changed in kubuntu-default-settings:
status: Rejected → Unconfirmed
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totya (totya) wrote :

Ok, I'm going to answer my qestion, because nobody did here.

So I downloaded the source:

apt-get source kubuntu-artwork-usplash
cd kubuntu-default-settings-6.10/

It takes 1 minute to realize the color settings are here:

usplash/usplash-theme-kubuntu.c

I just modified the ".text_foreground" lines, and I now use the same setting just like the ".text_success" has.

So my entries:
/* Palette indexes */
        .background = 0x0,
        .progressbar_background = 0x7,
        .progressbar_foreground = 0x156,
        .text_background = 0x0,
        .text_foreground = 0x33, <--- I modified this line, the original was 0x15
        .text_success = 0x33,
        .text_failure = 0x144,

After I rebuilt the package:

fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage

And voila the messages are much brighter (still blue) now.

Next time I won't wait for support if I can solve my problem. I hope my report will be useful somebody else has the same problem with usplash in kubuntu (edgy).

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote :

Andrew he removed quite from the boot options and that gives him the text but his complaint is the text is hard to read cause its too dark

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Dennis Kaarsemaker (dennis) wrote : Re: [Bug 64367] Re: Fonts are too dark in usplash

That's bug 64171

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Rich Johnson (nixternal) wrote :

This was fixed in Feisty recently.

Changed in kubuntu-default-settings:
status: Unconfirmed → Fix Released
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