Howto : GfxBoot ( Grub like suse )

[PingunZ]

Gfxboot makes grub look nicer but with the same features
In this howto you will install gfxboot and a suse theme for it, soon I'll make an ubuntu one
Ok, let's start

Download the grub-gfxboot.deb
And the message.suse

First remove your old grub

sudo apt-get remove grub

Then Install the gfxboot-grub

sudo dpkg -i grub-gfxboot_0.97-5_i386.deb

then we're going to move the message

sudo cp message.suse /boot/grub/ # the suse can be replaced by the one you downloaded

Then edit your menu.lst

sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst_backup
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

and make it use gfxboot

gfxmenu /boot/grub/message.suse # the suse can be replaced

Then do :

sudo grub

grub> find /boot/grub/stage1
 (hdx,y) # this will be the output
grub> root (hdx,y)
grub> setup (hdx)

-- Howto make you own theme --

mkdir /home/name/whatever
cpio -i < /boot/grub/message.suse # replace it by the name of you message
edit the pictures
sudo ls . |cpio -o > /boot/grub/message.new

Reboot and enjoy
Thanks to Quasar_freak and kno

here are some themes posted in this thread ( ty )

Light Green generic theme [message.gobo] | Link | Screenshot
Dark Brown (Dapper look) generic theme [message.new] | Link | Screenshot
Medium blue kubuntu theme [message.kubuntu] | Link | Screenshot
Dark grey ubuntu theme [message.ubugrey] | Link | Screenshot
Medium brown ubuntu theme [message.ububrown] | Link | Screenshot
Light orange ubuntu theme [message.ubu] | Link | Screenshot
Red ubuntu theme [message.new] | Link | Screenshot
Fuzzy blue and black ubuntu theme [message.bluspash] | Link | Screenshot
White / Grey Snowish generic theme [message.snow] | Link | Screenshot
Linspire-style blue kubuntu theme [message.kubu] | Link | Screenshot
Old- Grub style dark blue and light blue [message.kubu] | Link | Screenshot
Light blue / grey Xubuntu theme [message.xubu] | Link | Screenshot[/QUOTE]


Grtz PingunZ