INTRODUCTION
This is a theme for Usplash, the default boot splash manager of Ubuntu-based distribution. It has been made by using images and ideas from the Bootsplash Theme named Fingerprint, released under GPL in kde-look site.
Credits for the original work go to peterson, the author of bootsplash theme. If you want, you can find the original theme here: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=29662
LICENCE
The theme is released under GPL licence, as the original one.
PREREQUISITES
1 - In order to install this theme, you should have Usplash well configured and installed. If you don't please try
sudo apt-get install usplash
or in debian systems
su
apt-get install usplash
2- You also need a booting screen resolution of 1024x768. To set it, please open your grub configuration file
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
find the paragraph about your current kernel version, and add the string
vga=791
at the end of the kernel section, without modifying pre-existing values.
For example if this is your current configuration
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash locale=en_EN
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-10-generic
boot
you should add the string to this line
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash locale=en_EN
which will become
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash locale=en_EN vga=791
INSTALLATION
Now that everything is well set, we'll install the new theme. Fisrt of all copy the file contained in this directory, named 'usplash-theme-fingerprint.so' insto your Desktop. Now open a terminal and digit
cd
cd Desktop
sudo cp usplash-theme-fingerprint.so /usr/lib/usplash
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-artwork.so usplash-artwork.so /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-fingerprint.so 10
sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so
And choose the righ value (write the number displayed near the file called 'usplash-theme-fingerprint.so' then press Return to confirm)
Now update your system booting process by digiting in terminal
sudo update-initramfs -u
CHECK
IMPORTANT: preview will only run if you modified your grub configuration and then rebooted! If you didn't this won't work!
If you want to check the installation before rebooting please write in a terminal
sudo usplash -c
Then to come back to the gnome desktop
ctrl+alt+F7
AUTHOR
My name's Andrea Olivato, on web Embrace,and you can contact me at embrace@ubuntu.tk or using jabber at embrace@jabber.org