Customize the boot loader splash screen

Customize the syslinux splash screen

Create your image with gimp, 640x400. Convert the image to 14 indexed colors (Image > Mode > Indexed). Save as ppm.

For LH_BOOTLOADER="syslinux" 

$ ppmtolss16 '#d0d0d0=7' < splash.ppm > splash.rle
$ cp splash.rle config/binary_syslinux/splash.rle

Also set LH_SYSLINUX_SPLASH="config/binary_syslinux/splash.rle"

The syslinux package provides 'ppmtolss16'.

Note: If the above instructions do not work for you see:

Customize the grub splash screen

For LH_BOOTLOADER="grub" 

$ ppmtoxpm < splash.ppm > splash.xpm && gzip splash.xpm
$ cp splash.xpm.gz config/binary_grub/splash.xpm.gz

Also set LH_GRUB_SPLASH="config/binary_grub/splash.xpm.gz" in config/binary.

The netpbm package provides 'ppmtoxpm'.

Customize the startup splash screen

Custom startup splash screen using usplash

Study usplash-theme-webconverger from http://webconverger.com/debian/stable/ which is based on Otavio's http://ossystems.com.br/ work.

Usplash is a pain. Use the latest one, even on etch.

Use Inkscape to edit the master SVG.

Custom startup splash screen using splashy

Your config/binary should look begin like: 

LH_BOOTAPPEND_LIVE="quiet splash vga=792"

You probably need to backport splashy from the latest git. Splashy uses directfb which is a better approach than usplash. Still it has some rough edges...

You do not need to backport splashy-themes for your own splash artwork. When backporting splashy just copy in your own graphic to themes/default/background.png and build.

Customize the login manager artwork

Custom gdm theme

Custom kdm theme

In order to have a custom KDM theme, perform a chroot after having 'kdm' package installed, copy your theme directory to '/usr/share/apps/kdm/themes/', then edit the following file: /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc In section [X-*-Greeter], you should have two entries: 

Theme=/usr/share/apps/kdm/themes/Your_Theme
UseTheme=True

Customize the desktop artwork

Customize the CD/DVD and case artwork

Other resources

DebianLive/Howto/Custom_Artwork (last edited 2009-03-16 03:32:18 by localhost)