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WyattSoft

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    GRUB background image not showing
    « on: June 07, 2009, 01:00:41 PM »
    I have created a splashimage which I want to use on my old PC which uses GRUB as it's bootloader.

    I know there is nothing wrong with the image as I have applied it to GRUB (Ubuntu) inside a virtual machine, and it works flawlessly.

    But on my old PC, it just doesn't show.

    I have the image, breeze.xpm.gz, in the /boot/grub/ folder.
    I have the /boot on a separate partition to Ubuntu partition.
    I assumed the /boot partition was (hd0,2) because when I boot Ubuntu it says "Boot from (hd0,2) ext3" (My Ubuntu partition is ext4 formatted).

    Here's my menu.lst, it's been customized:
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    # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
    #            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
    #            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
    #            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

    ## default num
    # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
    # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
    #
    # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
    # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
    # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
    # array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
    default 1

    ## timeout sec
    # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
    # (normally the first entry defined).
    timeout 10

    ## hiddenmenu
    # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
    #hiddenmenu

    # Pretty colours
    #color cyan/blue white/blue

    ## password ['--md5'] passwd
    # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
    # control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
    # command 'lock'
    # e.g. password topsecret
    #      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
    # password topsecret

    #
    # examples
    #
    # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
    # root (hd0,0)
    # makeactive
    # chainloader +1
    #
    # title Linux
    # root (hd0,1)
    # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
    #

    #
    # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

    ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

    ## ## Start Default Options ##
    ## default kernel options
    ## default kernel options for automagic boot options
    ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
    ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
    ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
    ##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
    ##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
    # kopt=root=UUID=a5655211-67a0-40b6-83d0-1d5fe4c4102c ro

    ## default grub root device
    ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
    # groot=1558fe7d-cfe9-4ea4-8e6b-ca4fd08cfc3c

    ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
    ## e.g. alternative=true
    ##      alternative=false
    # alternative=true

    ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
    ## e.g. lockalternative=true
    ##      lockalternative=false
    # lockalternative=false

    ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
    ## alternatives
    ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
    # defoptions=quiet splash

    ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
    ## e.g. lockold=false
    ##      lockold=true
    # lockold=false

    ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
    # xenhopt=

    ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
    # xenkopt=console=tty0

    ## altoption boot targets option
    ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
    ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
    ##      altoptions=(recovery) single
    # altoptions=(recovery mode) single

    ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
    ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
    ## alternative kernel options
    ## e.g. howmany=all
    ##      howmany=7
    # howmany=all

    ## specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
    ## update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice versa
    ## e.g. indomU=detect
    ##      indomU=true
    ##      indomU=false
    # indomU=detect

    ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
    ## e.g. memtest86=true
    ##      memtest86=false
    # memtest86=true

    ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
    ## can be true or false
    # updatedefaultentry=false

    ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
    ## can be true or false
    # savedefault=false

    ## ## End Default Options ##

    splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/breeze.xpm.gz

    # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
    # ones.
    title -= OPERATING SYSTEMS =-
    root

    # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
    # on /dev/sda1
    title Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
    rootnoverify (hd0,0)
    savedefault
    makeactive
    chainloader +1

    ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
    ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
    ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

    title Ubuntu 9.04
    uuid 1558fe7d-cfe9-4ea4-8e6b-ca4fd08cfc3c
    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=a5655211-67a0-40b6-83d0-1d5fe4c4102c ro quiet splash
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
    quiet

    # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
    # ones.
    title .
    root

    # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
    # ones.
    title -= UBUNTU ADVANCED OPTIONS =-
    root

    title Ubuntu 9.04 (Verbose Boot)
    uuid 1558fe7d-cfe9-4ea4-8e6b-ca4fd08cfc3c
    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=a5655211-67a0-40b6-83d0-1d5fe4c4102c ro
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic

    title Ubuntu 9.04 (Recovery Mode)
    uuid 1558fe7d-cfe9-4ea4-8e6b-ca4fd08cfc3c
    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=a5655211-67a0-40b6-83d0-1d5fe4c4102c ro  single
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic

    ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

    # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
    # ones.
    title .
    root

    # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
    # ones.
    title -= SYSTEM OPTIONS =-
    root

    title Memory Diagnostic (memtest86+)
    uuid 1558fe7d-cfe9-4ea4-8e6b-ca4fd08cfc3c
    kernel /memtest86+.bin
    quiet

    # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
    # on /dev/sda1
    title Boot from Floppy Disk
    pause           Insert Floppy and press any key to boot.
    chainloader (fd0)+1

    # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
    # on /dev/sda1
    title Boot from CD
    pause           Insert disk, remove any floppies, and press any key.
    reboot

    # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
    # on /dev/sda1
    title Reboot system
    reboot

    # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
    # on /dev/sda1
    title Shutdown system
    halt

    Any ideas on what's wrong?

    WyattSoft

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      Re: GRUB background image not showing
      « Reply #1 on: June 08, 2009, 12:46:28 AM »
      Solved it.

      Because my /boot/ was on it's own partition, I don't add /boot/ in the directory.

      So it's (hd0,2)/grub/breeze.xpm.gz and not (hd0,2)/boot/grub/etc etc etc