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From: Mikael Hallendal <hallski@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@××××××××××.org
Cc: system@g.o, desktop@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Grub with nice graphics
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:24:54
Message-Id: 998519154.6860.21.camel@zoidberg
1 Hi!
2
3 As Desktop Team Leader I guess I should try to make Gentoo look nice
4 too. Therefor I thought that we should have some nice graphics when
5 showing the grub menu at boot time.
6
7 So it's now in the portage (grub-0.90).
8
9 To make use of it (with a nice background created by drobbins) follow
10 these instructions (works on both of my computers anyway):
11
12 1) Update you portage-tree.
13
14 2) Emerge sys-apps/grub/grub-0.90.ebuild
15
16 3) Unmerge old grub package.
17
18 4) Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst:
19 (you might have to copy it from /boot/boot/grub).
20
21 4.1) Add (before first title):
22 splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
23 where hd0,0 should be where you have your root.
24
25 5) Run grub
26 Where you'll get something like this:
27 (again, switch hd0,0 to whatever works on your system)
28
29 > root (hd0,0)
30 Filesystem type...
31 > setup (hd0)
32 Checking ...
33
34 Next step in the make gentoo nice at desktop is some nice graphics for
35 gdm login and perhaps a set of gentoo backgrounds which could be used in
36 X. gentoo-backgrounds-0.1 perhaps? :)
37
38 Regards and good luck,
39 Mikael Hallendal
40
41 --
42
43 Mikael Hallendal
44 Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Leader
45 Stockholm, Sweden

Replies

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Grub with nice graphics Karl Trygve Kalleberg <karltk@×××××××.no>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Grub with nice graphics "Thomas M. Beaudry" <k8la@××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Grub with nice graphics Parag Mehta <pm@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Grub with nice graphics Djamil ESSAISSI <djamil@××××××××××××.com>