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    How to get rid of this weird boot screen?

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    • ClydeC
      Clyde @zerojay
      last edited by

      @zerojay As long as the system boots up, one can still check the logs for errors. And if it doesn't, re-enabling the boot texts would be only one part of an overall process that requires more knowledge and effort than the average layman possesses. So, although caution is generally advisable, I don't see so much potential harm in hiding the texts. That said, I'd warn people who want to do that and let them decide if it's worth the risks.

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        skr1b @mitu
        last edited by skr1b

        @mitu Can you help me understand how to do this first and last step? Do i do this via WinSCP or in runcommand? Need some guidance please

        1. Copy the EEPROM image of interest from /lib/firmware/raspberrypi/bootloader/ to pieeprom.bin
          rpi-eeprom-config pieeprom.bin > bootconf.txt

        last step) Apply the configuration change to the EEPROM image file
        rpi-eeprom-config --out pieeprom-new.bin --config bootconf.txt pieeprom.bin

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator
          last edited by

          You'll need to use Putty or another SSH client to log in remotely to your Pi and execute those commands from the command line. If you're not familiar with the command line or a text editor, I'd advise to use something like RPI EEPROM Manager which takes care of editing the configuration for you.

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            skr1b @mitu
            last edited by skr1b

            @mitu what exactly do i type into the command line is where i am confused

            EDIT: I am now trying to use that "RPI EEPROM MANGER" and maybe this will be easier. Where do I extract this file to? I have it on my desktop but its not finding it " chmod: cannont access 'rpi-eeprom-mgr' : No such file or directory"

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @skr1b
              last edited by mitu

              @skr1b said in How to get rid of this weird boot screen?:

              I have it on my desktop but its not finding it " chmod: cannont access 'rpi-eeprom-mgr' : No such file or directory"

              You need to be in the folder where rpi-eeprom-mgr is unpacked for the command to work. From the command line you use cd <path_to_rpi_eeprom_mgr> to change to that folder before issuing the chmod command.

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                skr1b @mitu
                last edited by

                @mitu so sorry man im not getting this fully. I really appreciate your help. Here is the error i am getting when i put that in the command line.

                -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  What is the exact command you're executing ? You've only posted the error.

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                    skr1b @mitu
                    last edited by

                    @mitu

                    cd Desktop

                    chmod + x rpi-eeprom-mgr

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                      Yobiwan
                      last edited by

                      Silence and Appliance-ify your RetroPie Installation

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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @skr1b said in How to get rid of this weird boot screen?:

                        chmod + x rpi-eeprom-mgr

                        It probably needs to be

                        chmod +x rpi-eeprom-mgr
                        
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