Here is how to change DSL boot logo !!

Forum: DSL Tips and Tricks
Topic: Here is how to change DSL boot logo !!
started by: hamada

Posted by hamada on Mar. 26 2006,15:02

The image logo is a file named logo.16 located in the /boot/isolinux/ directory.
In order to change it, you can either convert it to a ppm file and then modify it using GIMP, or convert an existing ppm image file to .16 format.

1. To convert an existing ppm image file to logo.16 format you have to use ppmtolss16 tool that you can find in most GNU/Linux distribution using this command:
ppmtolss16 < mylogo.ppm > logo.16

2. If you wanna change an existing logo file then you have to first convert it into a ppm image using this command:
lss16toppm < logo.16 > logo.ppm

Now just modify logo.ppm, and convert logo.ppm back to logo.16 and your done.
Enjoy!!

Posted by green on Mar. 26 2006,15:16

Nice tip!

Thanks.

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Posted by hamada on April 02 2006,17:05

The image has to be in 8-bit 16 color, and try to
not use image with hi-color or gradient other wise it won't work!!

Posted by pond_140 on May 01 2006,02:22

hey im a new user and i was woundering if you would help me change a picture to my wall paper
thanks

pond_1400

Posted by lovdsl on May 01 2006,03:47

oops

Posted by hamada on May 18 2006,10:35

To change the default wallpaper,type this in a Terminal:
wallpaper.lua
or from the fluxbox menu Desktop/Wallpaper.
and then select from the list an image and press install.
if you want to add your own wallpaper to the list, add your images to
/home/dsl/.fluxbox/backgrounds

Hope this helped you:)

Posted by jimihieu on Sep. 11 2006,14:17

sorry to ask stupid question...
how you know if a pix is 8 bit 16 color?
because i convert a picture into logo.16 and it wouldnt display when boot up CD....
is there a way to test logo.16 before burn onto the CD?
thanx

Posted by jimihieu on Sep. 12 2006,10:05

i can use identify -verbose image.name to see the image pixel...
now how to change the image to 8bit 26color please?

i tried play with GIMP but no hope...
please help...
thanx

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Sep. 12 2006,13:13

It's probably easier to just edit the original image, though you could probably change the color properties somewhere in gimp or xpaint.
(I'm a bit surprised you could use the ppm/lss tools if it wasnt in 16-bit though, maybe the dimensions have a limitation too)

To test it, emulate it under vmware or something, or put it on a hd frugal installation, before burning it (or a cdrw).