USplash XBMC BootSplash
#46
hello,

I've been trying to get the latest splash screen but it won't change Confused
Tried several tutorials (wiki and forum) but i'm stuck.
Could someone please tell me how to get the latest splash screen?
I'm using the 8.20 beta which is upgraded by this tutorial http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=49072

Eventualy I want to make my own custom screen if I manage to do this in photoshop...
Any help would be appreciated Big Grin
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#47
By far the easiest way is to use startupmanager (sudo apt-get install startupmanager),
from there you can just select the resulting xbmc-usplash-theme.so and it'll work.
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#48
Duduke Wrote:By far the easiest way is to use startupmanager (sudo apt-get install startupmanager),
from there you can just select the resulting xbmc-usplash-theme.so and it'll work.

Off course this will not work with XBMC live?
I still didn't managed to get it work..
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#49
At which point are you stuck?
Have you managed to compile the splash?
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#50
The fact has been kept silent for a bigger announcement later, but ....
These cool usplash themes are available on Team XBMC launchpad ready to be used!
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#51
anyone have a copy of usplash-theme-xbmc.so i dont want to have to compile it all. and can i just copy it to /etc/alternatives and run:

sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-theme-xbmc.so
sudo update-initramfs -u

as stated in:https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USplash


Cheers, Alex
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#52
l.capriotti Wrote:The fact has been kept silent for a bigger announcement later, but ....
These cool usplash themes are available on Team XBMC launchpad ready to be used!

For the noobs like me, where would that be? Wink
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#53
sudo apt-get install usplash-theme-xbmc-*
sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so
sudo update-initramfs -u
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#54
Couldn't find package.. please advise.

(T: XBMCLive)xbmc@XBMCLive:~$ sudo apt-get install usplash-theme-xbmc-*
[sudo] password for xbmc:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package usplash-theme-xbmc-*
(T: XBMCLive)xbmc@XBMCLive:~$
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#55
can't wait for your new project to be finished and downloadable! looks f***ing sweet!
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#56
Still can't get it working yet. Seems I misunderstanding something Sad

I'm using xbmcLIVE 8.20 Beta.
Upgraded to XBMC 9.04-beta1 r19929 (Compiled may 5 2009)

This is what I did so far..

Quit XBMC to the command prompt.
Downloaded and uploaded usplash-xbmc-theme
Code:
cd /home/xbmc/install/splashspinner/usplash-xbmc-theme

install pngtousplash
Code:
sudo apt-get install libusplash-dev

Code:
make

Navigate to...
Code:
cd /usr/lib/usplash

And do a "ls" which tells me there are 3 files there..
  • usplash-artwork.so
  • usplash-theme-ubuntu.so
  • XBMC-theme.so

So I copy the created .so file to /usr/lib/usplash
Code:
sudo cp XBMC-theme.so /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-artwork.so
sudo cp XBMC-theme.so /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so
sudo cp XBMC-theme.so /usr/lib/usplash/XBMC-theme.so

And fire this command..
Code:
sudo update-initramfs -u

Seems usplash-artwork.so is also located here
Code:
cd /etc/alternatives/

So overwrite this file too..
Code:
sudo rm usplash-artwork.so
sudo ln -s  /usr/lib/usplash/XBMC-theme.so usplash-artwork.so

And a reboot
Code:
sudo reboot

When reboot is initialised I made a little dance. Seems my own logo is finally there! When xbmc reboots the standard usplash is still there. Only the shutdown logo seems to be modified...

Please advise.. I'm really stuck here! Could it work like this or do I have to build my own SVN? <-- not sure how to do this yet

I'll buy you a beer!
Image

cheers, Martijn
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#57
did you run make && sudo make install after unpacking it? (in the dir you unpacked too)

dont forget to download the actual theme you want, spinner blue : http://www.minhembio.com/forum/index.php...t&id=71466
xbmc-spinner: http://www.minhembio.com/forum/index.php...t&id=71467

(i had to download manually to get it to work)
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#58
Try the following:

1. Compile my usplash by running make
2. copy the resulting xbmc-splash.so to /usr/lib/usplash
3. do: cd /usr/lib/usplash
4. sudo mv ./usplash-theme-ubuntu.so ./usplash-theme-ubuntu.so-old
5. sudo mv ./xbmc-splash.so ./usplash-theme-ubuntu.so
6. sudo update-initramfs -u

If it still doesn't work, leave me a message.
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#59
I had a go and installed this one
http://du-duke.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-...black.html
http://du-duke.blogspot.com/2008/12/blac...tions.html
but I think its missing the text needed for the "Drive hasn't been scanned in long time preforming scan now" stuff because I think I just ended up with a big black square over the XBMC logo and a long delay in loading Sad

Other than that it was great
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#60
<cough>bump</cough>
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