run_hook ()
{
	SPLASH_INIT_MESSAGE="Initializing the kernel"
	SPLASH_MODE_REQ="off"
	SPLASH_THEME="default"
	SPLASH_TTY=16
	SPLASH_TEXTBOX="no"
	SPLASH_AUTOVERBOSE=0

	. /etc/conf.d/splash

	# Kernel parameters override config file
	local ifs="$IFS"
	IFS=','
	set -- $splash
	IFS="$ifs"
	local arg effects
	for arg in "$@"; do
		case "$arg"
		in off      ) SPLASH_MODE_REQ="off"
		;; silent   ) SPLASH_MODE_REQ="silent"
		;; verbose  ) SPLASH_MODE_REQ="verbose"
		;; theme:?* ) SPLASH_THEME="${arg#theme:}"
		;;   tty:?* ) SPLASH_TTY="${arg#tty:}"
		;; insane   ) SPLASH_SANITY="insane"
		;; fadein | fadeout ) effects="$effects,$arg"
		esac
	done
	if [ -n "$effects" ]; then
		SPLASH_EFFECTS="${effects#,}"
	fi

	if [ "${SPLASH_MODE_REQ}" != "silent" ]; then
		return
	fi

	if ! [ "$console" = tty1 -o "$SPLASH_SANITY" = insane ]; then
		err "Fbsplash requires console=tty1 in kernel line!"
		return 1
	fi

	# Start the daemon here if possible
	# to show animations early and gain some bootup speed
	if [ -x /sbin/fbsplashd.static ]; then
		if [ -x /etc/splash/$SPLASH_THEME/scripts/rc_init-pre ]; then
			err "Found /etc/splash/$SPLASH_THEME/scripts/rc_init-pre"
			err "Not starting Fbsplash daemon - no theme hook support in initcpio."
		else
			local options=""
			[ -n "$SPLASH_THEME"      ] && options="$options --theme=$SPLASH_THEME"
			[ -n "$SPLASH_EFFECTS"    ] && options="$options --effects=$SPLASH_EFFECTS"
			[ "$SPLASH_TEXTBOX" = yes ] && options="$options --textbox"
			# Hold the cache and fifo within /dev
			# so it will be moved to the new root
			mkdir -p /lib/splash/cache &&
			mv /lib/splash/cache /dev/.splash-cache &&
			ln -s /dev/.splash-cache /lib/splash/cache &&
			mkfifo /lib/splash/cache/.splash &&
			# Wait for any fbcondecor fadein - may take very long on some broken systems
			(
				for i in $( seq 50 ); do
					[ -z "$( pidof fbcondecor_helper )" ] && exit
					sleep .1
				done
				err "timeout on waiting for fbcondecor_helper to die!"
				exit 1
			) &&
			# Actually start the daemon
			(
				cd /dev/.splash-cache &&
				BOOT_MSG="${SPLASH_INIT_MESSAGE}" \
					/sbin/fbsplashd.static --type=bootup --pidfile=daemon.pid $options
			)
			if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
				(
					echo set tty silent $SPLASH_TTY
					echo set mode silent
					echo repaint
					echo set autoverbose $SPLASH_AUTOVERBOSE
				) >/lib/splash/cache/.splash &
				return
			fi
		fi
	fi

	# Fallback to the fbcondecor helper
	# if not already started by a fbcondecor kernel
	(
		# code copied from splash-functions.sh
		fbcondecor_supported() {
			[ -e /dev/fbsplash -o -e /dev/fbcondecor ]
		}

		if ! fbcondecor_supported; then
			BOOT_MSG="${SPLASH_INIT_MESSAGE}" \
				/sbin/fbcondecor_helper 2 init 0 0 $SPLASH_THEME
		fi
	)
}