XPM image- Changing the Default Grub Image

[Rajiv]

It works fine without step-3 for the 1st image in the site mentioned by you.
Thanks,

Rajiv
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Howarth" <paul at city-fan.org>
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: XPM image- Changing the Default Grub Image


> Rajiv wrote:
>> I have done the following,
>>
>> 1.  made a new file splash.xpm.gz
>> 2.  #grub-install /dev/hda
>> 3. grub
>>       grub>  root (hd0,2)
>>       grub>  install /grub/stage1 (hd0) /grub/stage2 p /grub/menu.lst
>>       grub>  quit
>>
>> When I rebooted my system goes to the grub screen. Again I had to enter 
>> entering rescue mode to alter all changes to boot sucessfully.
>
> So, does your new splash image appear properly?
>
> Your /boot partition is /dev/hda3 and / is /dev/hda5?
>
> Whe  you're in grub, do all of the following commands return (hd0,2)?
>
> find /grub/stage1
> find /grub/stage2
> find /grub/menu.lst
>
> Does the command
>
> configfile /grub/menu.lst
>
> bring up your menu?
>
>> I have attached my grub.conf for your reference.
>>
> ...
>
>> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
>> #
>> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this 
>> file
>> # NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
>> #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
>> #          root (hd0,2)
>> #          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda5
>> #          initrd /initrd-version.img
>> #boot=/dev/hda
>> default=0
>> timeout=10
>> splashimage=(hd0,2)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>> title Red Hat Linux 9.0
>>         root (hd0,2)
>>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/
>>         initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
>> title Window Xp Prof
>>         rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>>         chainloader +1
>
> Curious. Your menu says "Red Hat Linux 9.0" but you appear to be booting a 
> rather old Red Hat 8.0 kernel...
>
> Paul.
>
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