Bootsplash images

[LinuxGuy1234]

ok i did that but i forgot to change the yousplashimage.png an now that it doesnt have a splashimages it just shows the text how do i reverse that.
And one more qeustion.
How do you come up with all these commands? For me most of them look like mummbojumbo
Do you learn them by heart or do you just know them?
Thx

1.

sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so

2. I dunno... I'll explain.
sudo is the program in Ubuntu to get administrator status. gcc is the C compiler of the GNU Compiler Collection.
pngtousplash converts a PNG file to a usplash-enabled .c file, which is then compiled into a shared library.
cp CoPies files.
mkdir MaKes DIRectories.
dpkg-reconfigure reconfigures a piece of software.
update-alternates alters symlinks to help you pick your best software, eg. vi could execute nvi or vim.

[Bankai56]

The repair worked and i tried to install the theme again. but it didnt work .
Here is what i wrote.

pngtousplash /home/alwin/Desktop/Stuff/sourcetheme/chrometext_1024_768.png > yourusplash.c
gcc -I/usr/include/usplash -I/usr/include/bogl -o yourusplash.o -fPIC -c yourusplash.c
gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,usplash-artwork.so yourusplash.so -o yourusplash.so
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/usplash/
sudo cp yourusplash.so /usr/local/lib/usplash
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-artwork.so usplash-artwork.so /usr/local/lib/usplash/yourusplash.so 55
# select your usplash here after typing this command then pressing enter:
sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so
sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-$(uname -r)


alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so
[sudo] password for alwin: 

There is only 1 program which provides usplash-artwork.so
(/usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so). Nothing to configure.
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ pngtousplash /home/alwin/Desktop/Stuff/sourcetheme/chrometext_1024_768.png > yourusplash.c
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ gcc -I/usr/include/usplash -I/usr/include/bogl -o yourusplash.o -fPIC -c yourusplash.c
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,usplash-artwork.so yourusplash.so -o yourusplash.so
gcc: yourusplash.so: No such file or directory
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/usplash/
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ sudo cp yourusplash.so /usr/local/lib/usplash
cp: cannot stat `yourusplash.so': No such file or directory
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-artwork.so usplash-artwork.so /usr/local/lib/usplash/yourusplash.so 55
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ # select your usplash here after typing this command then pressing enter:
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so

There is only 1 program which provides usplash-artwork.so
(/usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so). Nothing to configure.
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-$(uname -r)
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled 
(2.6.27-11.27 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled 
(2.6.27-11.27 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
 * Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.27-11-generic          
 *  fglrx (8.543)...                                                            fglrx (8.543): Already installed on this kernel.
                                                                         [ OK ]
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common

The first part is just what i copied into the terminal.
I hope you recognise whats wrong i dont see a damn thing

[LinuxGuy1234]

The repair worked and i tried to install the theme again. but it didnt work .
Here is what i wrote.

pngtousplash /home/alwin/Desktop/Stuff/sourcetheme/chrometext_1024_768.png > yourusplash.c
gcc -I/usr/include/usplash -I/usr/include/bogl -o yourusplash.o -fPIC -c yourusplash.c
gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,usplash-artwork.so yourusplash.so -o yourusplash.so
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/usplash/
sudo cp yourusplash.so /usr/local/lib/usplash
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-artwork.so usplash-artwork.so /usr/local/lib/usplash/yourusplash.so 55
# select your usplash here after typing this command then pressing enter:
sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so
sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-$(uname -r)


alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so
[sudo] password for alwin: 

There is only 1 program which provides usplash-artwork.so
(/usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so). Nothing to configure.
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ pngtousplash /home/alwin/Desktop/Stuff/sourcetheme/chrometext_1024_768.png > yourusplash.c
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ gcc -I/usr/include/usplash -I/usr/include/bogl -o yourusplash.o -fPIC -c yourusplash.c
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,usplash-artwork.so yourusplash.so -o yourusplash.so
gcc: yourusplash.so: No such file or directory
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/usplash/
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ sudo cp yourusplash.so /usr/local/lib/usplash
cp: cannot stat `yourusplash.so': No such file or directory
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-artwork.so usplash-artwork.so /usr/local/lib/usplash/yourusplash.so 55
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ # select your usplash here after typing this command then pressing enter:
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so

There is only 1 program which provides usplash-artwork.so
(/usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so). Nothing to configure.
alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-$(uname -r)
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled 
(2.6.27-11.27 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled 
(2.6.27-11.27 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
 * Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.27-11-generic          
 *  fglrx (8.543)...                                                            fglrx (8.543): Already installed on this kernel.
                                                                         [ OK ]
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common

The first part is just what i copied into the terminal.
I hope you recognise whats wrong i dont see a damn thing

Typo here:

alwin@Sleeping-Forest:~$ gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,usplash-artwork.so yourusplash.so -o yourusplash.so

Fixed command:

gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,usplash-artwork.so -o yourusplash.so yourusplash.o

[Bankai56]

Sorry that i bother, but i just had to reinstall ubuntu and does this still apply?

[LinuxGuy1234]

Sorry that i bother, but i just had to reinstall ubuntu and does this still apply?

yes.

[LinuxGuy1234]

I'm sorry, but I can't understand the whole procedure discussed in previous posts

I want to change the boot screen with my company's logo. Is there any step by step guide to achieve this. Thanks in advance.

What bootscreen? GRUB splashscreen or Ubuntu splashscreen?

[johnjohn2]

What bootscreen? GRUB splashscreen or Ubuntu splashscreen?

Startup manager works for me