[gentoo-dev] Grub with nice graphics

[Mikael Hallendal <hallski@gentoo.org>]

Hi!

As Desktop Team Leader I guess I should try to make Gentoo look nice
too. Therefor I thought that we should have some nice graphics when
showing the grub menu at boot time.

So it's now in the portage (grub-0.90).

To make use of it (with a nice background created by drobbins) follow
these instructions (works on both of my computers anyway):

1) Update you portage-tree.

2) Emerge sys-apps/grub/grub-0.90.ebuild

3) Unmerge old grub package.

4) Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst: 
   (you might have to copy it from /boot/boot/grub).

  4.1) Add (before first title):
       splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
       where hd0,0 should be where you have your root.

5) Run grub
   Where you'll get something like this:
    (again, switch hd0,0 to whatever works on your system)

> root (hd0,0)
  Filesystem type...
> setup (hd0)
  Checking ...

Next step in the make gentoo nice at desktop is some nice graphics for
gdm login and perhaps a set of gentoo backgrounds which could be used in
X. gentoo-backgrounds-0.1 perhaps? :)

Regards and good luck,
  Mikael Hallendal

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Mikael Hallendal
Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Leader
Stockholm, Sweden