This howto will allow you to get a bootup image with progress bar, like the livecd does. In this post i’m using my self-made theme. You can make your own or download another, it’s up to you!

Splashy for Ubuntu

(1) Download latest splashy package from:
http://alioth.debian.org/projects/splashy/

(2) Install the splashy .deb:
$ sudo dpkg -i splashy_0.1.3.svn.2_i386.deb
(3) Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst to add vga=792 (1024×768 millions colors) or vga=791 (1024×768 thousands colors) to your default boot option.
For example:title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-k7 Default
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hde6 ro quiet splash vga=792
initrd /initrd.img
savedefault
bootSee codes table below:

(4) Download my Ubuntu splashy theme from:
http://www.infinicode.org/downloads/ubuntu_splashy_theme.tar.gz

You can get more themes from:
http://splashy.alioth.debian.org/themes/

(5) Untar ubuntu theme:
$ tar xzf ubuntu_splashy_theme.tar.gz
(6) Copy files to splashy dir:
$ sudo cp -a ubuntu/ /etc/splashy/themes
(7) Edit splashy config file:
$ sudo mv /etc/splashy/config.xml /etc/splashy/config.xml.old
$ sudo mv /etc/splashy/themes/ubuntu/config.xml /etc/splashy
That’s all! Next time you reboot your computer you’ll see splashy in action!

Links of interest:
http://nanofreesoft.org/index.php/Splashy
http://nanofreesoft.org/index.php/Upower

VGA Codes Table:
............ 640x480 .. 800x600 .. 1024x768 .. 1280x1024
256 colors .. 768 ....... 771 ...... 773 ........ 775
32K colors .. 784 ....... 787 ...... 790 ........ 793
64K colors .. 785 ....... 788 ...... 791 ........ 794
16M colors .. 786 ....... 789 ...... 792 ........ 795

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