Plymouth Manager

[Mefrio]

Hello everyone people!

I am an italian Ubuntu user and a member of my national community

maybe my English is not very good, but forgive me :)

I created a software wich can configure your plymouth! It is very easy and is localizated in english and italian!

Here there is the download
https://sourceforge.net/projects/plymouthmanager/

I hope you enjoy it :)

[Mefrio]

sorry, i post it in incorrect section! Sorry

[cariboo]

Moved to the Cafe.

[praveenthivari]

How to install this. Please provide documentation.

[-Robert-]

You can find a deb file on that page.
Direct link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/plymouthmanager/files/plymouth-manager_0.5.3.deb/download

[nilarimogard]

Your applications has text in both English and Italian (in the same time)... is there any chance you could make an English-only version?

[NightwishFan]

Actually that looks like a really cool program. With a little love it might turn out to be awesome. Nice job.

[opendevlite]

does this fix the plymouth problem in 10.04 my plymouth shows up a few seconds and disappears, comes back again with the plymouth and opens my desktop

[chriswyatt]

does this fix the plymouth problem in 10.04 my plymouth shows up a few seconds and disappears, comes back again with the plymouth and opens my desktop

Only thing I can see on it that might do that is the install v86d package button. But I dunno.

Nice program though, just needs a fair bit of tidying up but a Plymouth Manager is definitely something that's needed. I prefer using GUIs and find editing configs a bit of a pain.

A few criticisms which probably aren't helpful at this early stage of development:

Lots of white space
Mixture of two languages
And the general positioning of things, things on the left when I expect them on the right etc.

Otherwise really good.

[NightwishFan]

Perhaps take a look at this guide for reference on GUI layouts.
http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/

[Mefrio]

does this fix the plymouth problem in 10.04 my plymouth shows up a few seconds and disappears, comes back again with the plymouth and opens my desktop
no unfortunately the plymouth, sometimes, is very strange!


chriswyatt a my friend make me the new mockup for Plymouth Manager! An example here
http://upload.centerzone.it/viewer.php?file=76346976484875367767.png
and now i am at work

Can you make a screenshot of the PM in your computer? I would see the misture of language

EDIT
I have identified the "language bug" and i corrected it! In the new versione it won't be in the programm

[Oxwivi]

I added a bit of info and link about Plymouth Manager on Plymouth's page at Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_%28software%29). :D

[Mefrio]

Thank you very much :)

[Mefrio]

I have released a new version of my software! It haven't the language bug ang it is better than the older version

[nilarimogard]

I have released a new version of my software! It haven't the language bug ang it is better than the older version

It still has 2 bugs:

1. The script you run to fix the Plymouth has some errors. See a fixed version here (http://www.webupd8.org/2010/10/script-to-fix-ubuntu-plymouth-for.html).

2. When installing Plymouth Manager in Ubuntu, each time you try to install a package you'll get an error like this:



Processing triggers for menu ...
In file "/usr/share/menu/plymouth-manager", at (or in the definition that ends at) line 4:
?package(plymouth-manager):needs="X11" section "Applications/System/Administration" title="Plymouth Manager" command="/usr/bin/plymouth-manager.gambas" icon="/usr/share/pixmaps/plymouth-manager.png"
^
Expected: "="

The fix is to edit /usr/share/menu/plymouth-manager and change:

section "Applications/System/Administration"\

to:

section="Applications/System/Administration"\

[Mefrio]

in the latest version, 0.5.5, some people tested my script and it functioned!

the second bug is very strange...nobody had this problem!

if there are new people who will have the same bug I'll try some solutions! Now you are only person whit this problem

[nilarimogard]

in the latest version, 0.5.5, some people tested my script and it functioned!

the second bug is very strange...nobody had this problem!

if there are new people who will have the same bug I'll try some solutions! Now you are only person whit this problem

The script does a lot of stuff so it may work for some. If you know a bit of bash, take a look at it and you'll see it cannot fully work (it doesn't do everything it's supposed to, only part of it because it's badly written). Use the script I wrote about...

[nilarimogard]

I see you also didn't fix the desktop file bug even though I told you exactly how to fix it... I'm giving up on this.

[NightwishFan]

I see you also didn't fix the desktop file bug even though I told you exactly how to fix it... I'm giving up on this.

Fork it! :D

[Mefrio]

@nilarimogard

sorry but i don't understand what is the bug! I haven't any problem!

What is your script?
This? (http://www.webupd8.org/2010/10/script-to-fix-ubuntu-plymouth-for.html)

[Lucradia]

http://upload.centerzone.it/viewer.php?file=76346976484875367767.png

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You can try to refresh the page by clicking here.

If this error page continues to appear after refreshing, then try
contacting the server administrator at: postmaster@upload.centerzone.it.

[Mefrio]

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Sometimes this error is temporary and will go away when you refresh the page.

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If this error page continues to appear after refreshing, then try
contacting the server administrator at: postmaster@upload.centerzone.it.
sorry but my friend removed the .png! I don't know why! I ask you it

[NightwishFan]

Keep up the work Mefrio I like your software. It could become a great tool. :)

[Lucradia]

sorry but my friend removed the .png! I don't know why! I ask you it

I'm not going to check it out until I can see a screenshot of what I'll be getting into.

[Megaptera]

I hope these screenshots work?

[JOHNNYG713]

I seem to get an error that points to missing X11while updating, and the program crashes while trying to make my own Plymouth!

[Lucradia]

I hope these screenshots work?

Isn't restricted drivers a jockey thing, and not a plymouth thing? :-k

[Megaptera]

Isn't restricted drivers a jockey thing, and not a plymouth thing? :-k

No idea ..... I was just posting some piccies as you requested.

[Lucradia]

No idea ..... I was just posting some piccies as you requested.

One of the reasons why I don't use apps like these: No real definitive screenshots, useless features that other apps--that are already installed--provide, etc.

[Megaptera]

To be fair this is one person developing an app so it's only to be expected that the 'advertising' and presentation are a little less polished. I guess the developer is rightly concentrating mainly on the product for now?

I think the important thing is does it do what it's supposed to do (and un-do) safely and properly. So the more people that run it the more feedback there will be.

[Mefrio]

people i have only a real life:)

I release the 0.5.7 with the correction of the nilarimogard's bug

Now is only a manual soluction!




One of the reasons why I don't use apps like these: No real definitive screenshots, useless features that other apps--that are already installed--provide, etc.

sorry but i don't understand you

[Mefrio]

EDIT:
bad post

[Mefrio]

...

[Lucradia]

sorry but i don't understand you

Remove the restricted drivers tab, and all related code to it, it's not needed; jockey-gtk provides us with this already, and is installed by default in ubuntu when you login.

[Mefrio]

the tab don't search the driver for my hardware but it can configure the Plymouth with the closed NVidia/ATI drivers

[Lucradia]

the tab don't search the driver for my hardware but it can configure the Plymouth with the closed NVidia/ATI drivers

Why is it named restricted drivers then? Name it "Compositing Effects"

[Mefrio]

Why is it named restricted drivers then? Name it "Compositing Effects"

Why? I don't understand you...probably you don't understand the main function of the tab

[lightningfox]

Hi

Thanks for the Plymouth manager. I'm trying it.

I have some requests:


Is it possible to rewrite it in Python? Not everyone has Gambas installed whereas Python comes pre-installed with Ubuntu.

Also could you change it so it doesn't depend on Qt and KDE?

[Mefrio]

yes, it is possible but is not useful! The Plymouth Manager doen't request any dependencies! It doesn't requier the Gtk and it doesn't requir the Qt! For me, Gambas, for this, is the best solution ;)


People in the future versions of the PM there will be some news! An interesting news is the configuration editor!

I write a simple editor to change manually the configuration of the plymouth...here a screenshot

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8061/schermatamf.png

[Mefrio]

people the current versione of the PM is very complete!

Now the combobox in the first tab is "inteligent", there is a mini-software for the info about the resolution and there is a personal editor to configure the config file manually

[NightwishFan]

It sounds cool, I will have to give it a go. :)

[Mefrio]

ok thank you:)

[grahammechanical]

Mefrio

I wish you well. Something like your program/utility is very useful. Some of us are not confident about editing configuration files that work directly on loading the operating system. I am not confident about doing this. We need utilities that do all the work for us. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the community.

Regards

[Mefrio]

I hope that this is a compliment:)

sorry if my english isn't very well

[NightwishFan]

It is. Keep it up and get the software into Ubuntu universe repository! :)

[Mefrio]

it is my dream:)

how can I send a request to the Ubuntu developers to include Plymouth Manager into the universe repository?

[NightwishFan]

I am not sure, perhaps you can ask someone on launchpad.net.

[Mefrio]

ok but i don't know who is an ubuntu developer..is there Mark on Launchpad?:P

[inobe]

ok but i don't know who is an ubuntu developer..is there Mark on Launchpad?:P

http://www.ubuntu.com/community

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment

[Mefrio]

thank you....I found Mark Shuttleworth on Launchpad and i wrote a little email to him

[NightwishFan]

To be honest I think that is not prudent as he does not manage all the requests himself. Though the correct answer is above.

[Oxwivi]

Start with a PPA.

[Mefrio]

the work for a ppa is in progress

[Mefrio]

people i have released the version 0.7.3! In this version i corrected some bugs and i add the "online support" with the new official blog of the project

Here the blog
http://plymouthmanager.wordpress.com/

[NightwishFan]

Hey thats pretty cool, you are doing a nice job. :) I have not had time to check it out lately myself though because of working on my music.

[Mefrio]

oh you are a musician:)good!

I am a pianist :guitar:

[Mefrio]

people in the version 0.7.4 there is the fix of the bug of the /usr/share/menu/plymouth-manager file

http://plymouthmanager.wordpress.com/2010/11/13/plymouth-manager-0-7-4/

[Vu1kan]

Hiya-
I just installed your manager...looks spiffy, but have you updated it for grub2? I get this error when i run it: "file /etc/default/grub non trovato, sei sicuro che stai utilizzando grub?" = file /etc/default/grub not found, you're sure you're using grub? (translated via google translate)

[NightwishFan]

/etc/default/grub is grub2.

[Vu1kan]

my bad, i ment to say, is it compatible with grub/grub1.5(the grub you get when you update to 10.04 from pre 9.1 releases)?

[Jechem]

people i have released the version 0.7.3! In this version i corrected some bugs and i add the "online support" with the new official blog of the project

Here the blog
http://plymouthmanager.wordpress.com/

I've tried your software. Its better than having to edit the scripts. I've includedmitto my blog in case some people read my other post on how to change the splash.
http://jechem.blogspot.com/2010/11/cool-plymouth-manager-for-ubuntu-with.html

[Mefrio]

I've tried your software. Its better than having to edit the scripts. I've includedmitto my blog in case some people read my other post on how to change the splash.
http://jechem.blogspot.com/2010/11/cool-plymouth-manager-for-ubuntu-with.html

thank you

people the PM is compatible with grub 1 and grub 2! It, sometimes, can work with burg too...

[Yougo]

Plymouth manager sounds great!

does it sort out plymouth-nvidia troubles in Maverick too? i've tried all i can think of, and there's just no love between them it seems...

[Jechem]

I read this fix for nvidia drivers for 10.10
http://www.*****************/driver/articles/fix-nvidia-graphics-driver-problems-in-ubuntu-10-10.html
I'm not sure if this is helpful to you.

[Yougo]

not very helpful since you x-ed out the actual URL, but thanks for the gesture :P

[Jechem]

*****************/driver/articles/fix-nvidia-graphics-driver-problems-in-ubuntu-10-10.html
website is downloadatoz(dot)com

[Yougo]

thanks, but that site tells about disabling kernel mode setting to allow ubuntu to boot up after installing NVIDIA drivers.

my computer boots fine, NVIDIA works great. the problem here is Plymouth not playing nice.

the only remotely useful thing i'd get out of that site is the nomodeset option, which is both old and the least of the problems.

[Jechem]

thanks, but that site tells about disabling kernel mode setting to allow ubuntu to boot up after installing NVIDIA drivers.

my computer boots fine, NVIDIA works great. the problem here is Plymouth not playing nice.

the only remotely useful thing i'd get out of that site is the nomodeset option, which is both old and the least of the problems.

Sorry my bad.;)
Here is another one which deals with 10.04 but could be applicable to 10.10 and lists specific problem encountered
[Problems/Symptoms/Why-Are-You-Here]
Plymouth splash screen…
is in low res mode.
has corrupted graphic
is decent but can’t switch to virtual terminal or VT is horribly in low res mode
is decent but the splash screen only appears for a brief 1-2 second ( you are missing the dots moving ), before that you only see a black/blank screen

http://idyllictux.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/lucidubuntu-10-04-high-resolution-plymouth-virtual-terminal-for-atinvidia-cards-with-proprietaryrestricted-driver/

[Yougo]

^that one is old and wrong too, sorry. i've been googling across the intarwebz for a week now, i've seen all that stuff...

...the good news is, the right stuff is -ofcourse- right here in the forums :)

this link tells a very easy setup, that doesn't require multiple obscure 00_header and /modprobe.d/... files (ok just one) and such junk:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1498221

it worked for me anyways.

[Mefrio]

people I am very engaged in this period but I am working for you :)

With the OpenGL and a friend's help I put in the program a coverflow effect for the themes...

here (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11004864/Plymouth_Manager.gambas) a preview of the next version

[NightwishFan]

Plymouth Manager featured on omgubuntu! :)

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/plymouth-manager-lets-you-change-boot-theme-resolution-in-ubuntu/

[Oxwivi]

I think I may know the culprit behind this article... ;)

[Mefrio]

the culprit isn't Mefrio :D

[Oxwivi]

I was referring to an OMG! Ubuntu! editor. :)

[Mefrio]

I added a bit of info and link about Plymouth Manager on Plymouth's page at Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_%28software%29). :D

the Plymouth Manager isn't on Wikipedia now...why?

[Oxwivi]

Someone removed it, saying it's unreferenced. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plymouth_(software)&action=history

[Oxwivi]

Maybe I'll try referring to the OMG! Ubuntu! article later.

[Yougo]

when i try to make a custom theme, i go to that tab, but clicking on anything in that tab just crashes the plymouth manager :(

the Gnome-Orange theme that came with it was broken for me, but i managed to pull it off of Gnome-Look i believe.

also, will it be able to take downloaded packaged themes and install it for me? maybe drag and drop the package into the preview field, just like in gnome-appearance properties (don't know how hard that is to make, but would be sweet)

other than that, great stuff! keep it up =D>

[TheWitchdoktor]

It worked great in one of my two computers. However, the other one freezes the whole time and I must reboot. Is there a way to undo all the changes and restore the defaults?

[ArunavAm]

Can anyone say.. I've been facing a problem. I first installed the SPACE SUNRISE theme (Awesome I must say) for plymouth from the plymouth manager.. where it finally asked for choosing between 3 options (Normal Ubuntu boot (auto), *Space Sunrise (1), Ubuntu boot (2)).. I hit ENTER cuz the default 'Space Sunrise' was already selected.. I can now see the beautiful boot.. But my problem is.. now I want to change the plymouth theme, I install a theme (e.g. SOLAR).. but the new theme is not shown in the plymouth theme selection menu! :O The NORMAL UBUNTU BOOT theme and my first downloaded SPACE SUNRISE theme exists there.. How can I remove the SPACE SUNRISE theme and add a new theme? Not to mention, the pop-up console shows that the new theme is being downloaded, then installed.. and finally.. the theme selection menu. But not the one I am installing.. HELP.. :(

[Mefrio]

TheWitchdoktor

install the default theme


ArunavAm

remove Space Sunrise from Plymouth Manager

[Mefrio]

Hi pleople, I release the Plymouth Manager 0.8.2

Download it;)

you can find the changelog on the project's blog

[Mefrio]

I release the new 0.9.1 version! The changelog is on the the blog

[Mefrio]

I create a ppa for the project...now you can install Plymouth Manager with

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mefrio-g/plymouthmanager && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install plymouth-manager

[TheWitchdoktor]

TheWitchdoktor

install the default theme


I've done that but didn't work. Disabling compiz avoids freezing, has it something to do with the changes made by Plymouth Manager?

[Mefrio]

It is very very strange...install the PM with the download of the .deb and remove the ppa

[DodgeThis]

Hi people!

After some system updates(apt-get dist-upgrade) the plymouth manager doesn't load no more... any ideas?

[Mefrio]

do you have some errors?

can to start it in a gnome-terminal with Plymouth_Manager.gambas

[DodgeThis]

do you have some errors?

can to start it in a gnome-terminal with Plymouth_Manager.gambas

Hi Mefrio! thks for your reply.

When i run Plymouth_Manager.gambas under root it gives this error;


Exist
Segmentation fault


any idea?

[Mefrio]

try to start the source code with the gambas IDE because it give you the line with the error!

[DodgeThis]

Hello Mefrio

Unfortunatel my Gambas IDE stops working when debugging the source.( The programa has stopped unexpectedly by raising signal#11).

Is there any log file on the system or plymouth manager that can help?

I'm using virtuallbox and ubuntu 10.10
Thx for your support Mefrio:D

[Mefrio]

probably the problem is virtualbox! Plymouth Manager has an OpenGL animation and it probably don't work with the video driver of the VBox

[DodgeThis]

i'm using compiz effects and plymouth runs space sunrise without problems on virtualbox so open-gl is not a problem(i think8-[).
(guest editions and other modules instaled for 3d suport)

[Mefrio]

can you use PM on you pc without use VBox?

[pickarooney]

I installed this earlier on XFCE and set the resolution to 1280x1024 (same as my normal screen resolution). I enabled Plymouth and gave it compatibility ith closed drivers. I then chose the Space Sunrise theme.

When I rebooted I got 5 minutes worth of messages on the screen and then a blue recovery console. Going past that, X failed to start and I got a CLI login. I was able to start X with startx but it booted to GNOME instead of XFCE. Same on the next reboot. I can't logout normally. I reopened Plymouth Manager and disabled Plymouth but the problem persists. What can I do to go back to a normal boot?

[Mefrio]

can you post your /etc/default/grub?

[Mefrio]

People I am happy to announce that the version 1.0 of Plymouth Manager is released :D
Here (http://plymouthmanager.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/plymouth-manager-1-0-is-here/) the official announcement

[Mefrio]

Hi people I am working on a PyGtk porting of the project! You can find more info here (http://plymouthmanager.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/plymouth-manager-1-3-rc/)

[Mefrio]

I released the version 1.5...enjoy it

[NightwishFan]

I released the version 1.5...enjoy it


Thanks Mefrio, any chance we will see this in the Main repository of Debian?

[mpsz]

Hi, I installed your software from the PPA but I can't start it.
It's not in the menu, how do you run it?
I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 64 bits.

[trazalca]

Me too!! i have maverick 10.10 64 bit, nothing in the main menu...:(

[ubun2geek]

Are all bugs removed? :)
I'd love to give it a second shot provided it doesn't kill me ;)

[pierocol]

Congratulations for this nice tool which makes it much easier to change splash screen.
I hope you can help me. I would like to use the PAW-OSX theme, but it is all stretched because I have a 16:9 display and it is made for 4:3. The resolution of my display (a Samsung LED TV) is 1360x768. What should I do?
Thanks a lot