Appending splash cpio data... >> No splash detected; skipping!
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Error
Example output:
# genkernel --splash --no-install --no-clean --menuconfig all
* Gentoo Linux Genkernel; Version 3.4.52.4
* Using genkernel.conf from /etc/genkernel.conf
* Sourcing arch-specific config.sh from /usr/share/genkernel/arch/x86_64/config.sh ..
* Sourcing arch-specific modules_load from /usr/share/genkernel/arch/x86_64/modules_load ..
* Linux Kernel 4.4.21-gentoo for x86_64...
* kernel: --mrproper is disabled; not running 'make mrproper'.
* >> Running oldconfig...
* kernel: --clean is disabled; not running 'make clean'.
* kernel: >> Invoking menuconfig...
* kernel: >> Invoking xconfig...
* >> Compiling 4.4.21-gentoo bzImage...
* >> Installing firmware ('make firmware_install') due to CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL != y...
* >> Compiling 4.4.21-gentoo modules...
* >> Generating module dependency data...
* Copying config for successful build to /etc/kernels/kernel-config-x86_64-4.4.21-gentoo
* busybox: >> Removing stale cache...
* busybox: >> Applying patches...
* - 1.18.1-openvt.diff
* - busybox-1.20.1-mdstart.patch
* - busybox-1.20.2-bunzip2.patch
* - busybox-1.20.2-glibc-sys-resource.patch
* - busybox-1.20.2-modprobe.patch
* - busybox-1.7.4-signal-hack.patch
* busybox: >> Configuring...
* busybox: >> Compiling...
* busybox: >> Copying to cache...
* initramfs: >> Initializing...
* >> Appending base_layout cpio data...
* >> Appending auxilary cpio data...
* >> Copying keymaps
* >> Appending busybox cpio data...
* >> Appending modules cpio data...
* >> Appending blkid cpio data...
* >> Appending splash cpio data... <= HERE
* >> No splash detected; skipping! <= HERE
* >> Appending modprobed cpio data...
* >> Appending linker cpio data...
* >> Finalizing cpio...
* >> Compressing cpio data (.xz)...
*
* Kernel compiled successfully!
* Solution
emerge --ask media-gfx/splashutils