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MaheS
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Joined: 26 May 2003
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Location: West-Flanders - Belgium - Europe - Earth
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 Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:32 am Post subject: HOWTO: custom boot logo (kernel 2.6) |
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I didn't find any thing like this in the forums or manual, but when I'm reposting, feel free to delete 
Custom boot logo! Tested with 2.6.11-gentoo-r11
This is for the people who aren't using any bootsplash things! But want there own logo at boot!
1: Choose a new logo 
For example: http://www.ibiblio.org/web-gentoo/images/powered-small.png
| Code: | | #wget http://www.ibiblio.org/web-gentoo/images/powered-small.png |
2: Convert the image to the desired format:
| Code: | | #pngtopnm powered-small.png | ppmquant 224 | pnmtoplainpnm > logo_linux_clut224.ppm |
if this command doesn't work: emerge netpbm (make sure you set the 'png' use flag)
3: Copy your coverted image into the kernel
| Code: | | #cp logo_linux_clut224.ppm /usr/src/linux/drivers/video/logo/ |
4: make sure you have this kernel settings:
| Code: | Device Drivers ->
Graphics Support ->
[*] Support for frame buffer devices
[*] VESA VGA graphics support
Console display driver support ->
[*] Video mode selection support
<*> Framebuffer Console support
Logo configuration->
[*]Bootup logo
[*] Standard 224-color Linux logo |
5: Recompile your kernel!
6: Reboot and see the miracle!
7: don't forget to copy the ppm file if you update your kernel to a newer version!
| Code: | cp linux-2.6.x-gentoo-rx/drivers/video/logo/logo_linux_clut224.ppm /usr/src/linux/drivers/video/logo/
replace the x by the numbers of your old kernel
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Edit: Thx to CT magazine
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chratnox
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Joined: 04 Aug 2004
Posts: 11
Location: Netherlands
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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| This is honestly very nifty, though I still find it weird there isn't a possibility to add different logo's without having to 'hack' it like this. Anyway, just applied the thing, works nice over here.. Even that logo looks sweet there |
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syrrus
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Joined: 16 May 2005
Posts: 24
Location: College Station, TX
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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I remember a few years back in the 2.4 kernel series the gentoo-kernel had various gentoo logos that you could select. They had the gentoo g logo, and larry the cow. Was cool.
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