Re..Startup splash image for ubuntu live cd

Pieter van Zyl pvzyl at csir.co.za
Thu Oct 30 12:36:50 GMT 2008


Good day.

We figured out that you just need to replace the splash.pcx and
splash.png images in the isolinux directory.

Then when you recreate your cd iso gfxboot will use the image located in
isolinux directory.

Kindly
Pieter

On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 12:00 +0100,
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> From: Pieter van Zyl <pvzyl at csir.co.za>
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> Good day,
> 
> I am working on scubuntu.
> 
> We have modified the ubiquity installer to provide a package selection
> page.
> 
> Currently I want to modify the boot themes so that it will display our
> logos.
> 
> I have downloaded the source for usplash-theme-ubuntu and modified the
> images. But when the installer start the main screen's background is
> still the ubuntu one. After the menu where you select your language and
> boot the live cd the modified images do display. (when it display the
> progress bars)
> 
> It seems to me that I need to modify gfxboot? If so I have taken a look
> at gfxboot and gfxboot-theme-ubuntu but it is not clear to me how I
> change the background image.
> 
> Any advice? Should I post this question to the gfxboot forums?
> 
> Kindly
> Pieter
> 
> http://scubuntu.meraka.org.za/blogs/
> http://scubuntu.meraka.org.za/wiki
> https://launchpad.net/~scubuntu-dev
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