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Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:46:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by fw12.qyliss.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 7E7B7B9B5036; Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:46:44 +0200 (CEST) From: Alyssa Ross To: colbyt Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] installer: suppress boot console status noise In-Reply-To: <528a34214942d7b316fde5510da03ef91eb9d2cd.1782409229.git.colby@colbyt.com> References: <528a34214942d7b316fde5510da03ef91eb9d2cd.1782409229.git.colby@colbyt.com> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:46:41 +0200 Message-ID: <87cxxdfjfy.fsf@alyssa.is> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Message-ID-Hash: QJ7GVXYJQKS4PAPPPHMAHPXD6O653X7A X-Message-ID-Hash: QJ7GVXYJQKS4PAPPPHMAHPXD6O653X7A X-MailFrom: hi@alyssa.is X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; loop; banned-address; header-match-devel.spectrum-os.org-0; header-match-devel.spectrum-os.org-1; header-match-devel.spectrum-os.org-2; header-match-devel.spectrum-os.org-3; header-match-devel.spectrum-os.org-4; emergency; member-moderation; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: devel@spectrum-os.org X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.10 Precedence: list List-Id: Patches and low-level development discussion Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable colbyt writes: > The installer can show systemd or udev messages between Plymouth exiting > and cage starting, which breaks the intended flicker-free graphical > handoff. > > Add quiet/systemd/udev kernel parameters to suppress status output and > stop forcing systemd.journald.forward_to_console in the QEMU runner. > This keeps the installer VM aligned with the quiet graphical boot path. > > Signed-off-by: colbyt > --- > release/installer/configuration.nix | 9 ++++++++- > release/installer/run-vm.nix | 5 +---- > 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/release/installer/configuration.nix b/release/installer/conf= iguration.nix > index 3f9ef24..daaf5b7 100644 > --- a/release/installer/configuration.nix > +++ b/release/installer/configuration.nix > @@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ in > imports =3D [ (modulesPath + "/profiles/all-hardware.nix") ]; >=20=20 > boot.consoleLogLevel =3D lib.mkDefault 2; > - boot.kernelParams =3D [ "udev.log_priority=3D5" ]; > + boot.kernelParams =3D [ > + "quiet" > + "loglevel=3D3" > + "systemd.show_status=3Dfalse" > + "rd.systemd.show_status=3Dfalse" > + "udev.log_level=3D3" > + "rd.udev.log_level=3D3" > + ]; Why 3 in particular? Experimentation? Inspiration from some other distribution? > boot.initrd.verbose =3D false; >=20=20 > boot.kernelPackages =3D pkgs.linuxPackages_latest; > diff --git a/release/installer/run-vm.nix b/release/installer/run-vm.nix > index b9907f7..6639c8b 100644 > --- a/release/installer/run-vm.nix > +++ b/release/installer/run-vm.nix > @@ -40,8 +40,5 @@ writeShellScript "run-spectrum-installer-vm.sh" '' > -drive file=3D/proc/self/fd/3,format=3Draw,if=3Dvirtio \ > -kernel ${installer.kernel} \ > -initrd ${installer.initramfs} \ > - -append ${escapeShellArg (toString [ > - installer.kernelParams > - "systemd.journald.forward_to_console" > - ])} > + -append ${escapeShellArg installer.kernelParams} > '') (_: {}) The divergence here was intentional, since in development it's very useful to be able to see logs on the serial console, and it should have a minimal impact on anything else. 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