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Author: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@ruslug.rutgers.edu>
Debian GRUB Splashimages
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1. How to have GRUB display an splashimage?
Include a line like
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splashimages/debsplash.xpm.gz
in /boot/grub/menu.lst (adjusted to your local needs, of course).
Please do also read the splashimage documentation in
/usr/share/doc/grub/README.Debian.gz .
Another method is to create in grub directory (usualy /boot/grub/) file
named splash.xpm.gz and run update-grub.
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2. How to make one?
For a HOWTO on how to create one visit:
http://ruslug.rutgers.edu/~mcgrof/grub-images/
Basic instructions:
* xpm file format
* 640x480
* 14 colors only
GRUB understands xpm files directly but since they can be big we compress
them hence you'll usually see splashimages with file extensions of xpm.gz.
Note: be careful, gzip'ing a file and then renaming won't work. You must
gzip the original name. Why? .gz files contains the original name of the
file and grub relies on this.
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3. How to submit one?
If you'd like your splashimage in this package send them to mcgrof@ruslug.rutgers.edu
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4. License?
Include a License that will allow me to redistribute it that is compliant
with the "Debian Free Software Guidelines" [1]. I like the GPL ;).
Fortuntely the xpm file format accept C99 comments, so you can just edit the
file with your favorite editor (vim, emacs) and add some text like the following:
[1] http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html#guidelines
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/*
* Copyright 2004 Your Name <yourname@yourdomain.com>
*
* This xpm file image is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
* published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This xpm file image is distributed in the hope that it will be
* useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
* of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See
* the GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General
* Public License along with this image; if not, write to the Free
* Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
* MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
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