i was pretty bored with the simple yet not-so-cool boot screen of Ubuntu (to see what i am talking about click here).i wanted to change it .now there are 2 ways to change your boot screen.
1.install usplash and start-up manager.
2.install splashy.
but i wanted to go a step further…i did not want to be dependent on other theme sites for my boot screens,i wanted to create my own.this proved to be quite a pain with usplash,so i switched to splashy.it’s so simple to create your own splash screens with splashy.splashy is a boot splash program that does not require patching the linux kernel.it’s simple and easy to use.so go ahead and install it.
here’s how:
32-bit machine – libsplashyl_0.3.10-1_i386.deb, spalshy_0.3.10-1_i386.deb (i will be placing links for 64 bit machines soon)
In the terminal, type the following command to install the splashy-themes:
sudo apt-get install splashy-themes
now we will install gsplashy which is a GUI tool to create and set your boot screens
first install the dependencies
sudo apt-get install libglade2-dev libsplashy1-dev build-essential
download gsplashy to your desktop from here.
now compile the code
cd ~/Desktop/gsplashy0.1 (change the path if you have extracted gsplashy in another location)
./configure
make
make install
that’s it.you can start gsplashy by typing in a terminal
sudo gsplashy
this will pop up a window like this:
you have to specify boot skins for resume,shutdown,boot,hibernate and suspend.the picture should be a .png format.
for progress bar specify dimensions of X:250 Y:690width=512 height=15.feel free to experiment with all dimensions.
after installing a new theme do in a terminal
sudo update-initramfs –u
also change your vga settings:
gksu gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
add vga=792 at end of line after splash.
that’s it..enjoy the new look of your ubuntu.
THE ABOVE METHOD MAY NOT WORK FOR YOU.IF SO,DO LET ME KNOW I WILL DO EVERYTHING TO HELP YOU.
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