Custom loader in Ubuntu Linux

I got a bit bored by the static-ness of the whole thing and decided to create a custom loader screen for use at the company I work for.

Here are details on how to get started:

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=323520

Well, I'll also post a couple of details on commands to run:

make (to make the .so)
cp your-custom.so /usr/lib/usplash
ln -sf /usr/lib/usplash/your-custom.so /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-artwork.so
update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so
( select yours )
dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-$(uname -r)
( recreates initramfs )

That should do it.

Very important thing. There is no need to restart inbetween your tests. It is not very easy to find, but usplash has a testing mode. (Alt-Ctrl-F7 gets you back to X)

usplash -c

Here is some source code that shows some simple animation to get started with:

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=278301

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