error -could not open rendering device for plugin

[Ray Strode]

H,

On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 12:21 PM, web service <wbsrvc at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>    I am trying to get the rings theme up and running but encountering
> various errors.
> Any clue ? Do I have to add additional packages ?
> ply_renderer_open:could not open rendering device for plugin
> /usr/lib64/plymouth/renderers/drm.so
> ply_renderer_open:could not open rendering device for plugin
> /usr/lib64/plymouth/renderers/frame-buffer.so
>   ply_open_module:Could not load module

My guess is you don't have /dev/dri or /dev/fb available at show-splash time.

you need to make sure the kernel modesetting driver is loaded

> "/usr/lib64/plymouth/renderers/x11.so":
> /usr/lib64/plymouth/renderers/x11.so: cannot open shared object file: No
> such file or directory
that's normal for in the initrd.  The x11 plugin is for debugging
without logging out/rebooting.

--Ray