How to change the BIOS bootsplash screen - Revision history

Demonoid724: /* Share your custom bootsplash image */

2011-01-21T17:39:15Z

‎Share your custom bootsplash image

Micah: /* Share your custom bootsplash image */

2010-05-25T22:04:29Z

‎Share your custom bootsplash image

Daemonax: /* Share your custom bootsplash image */

2009-12-27T05:52:52Z

‎Share your custom bootsplash image

Tonko at 12:23, 10 September 2009

2009-09-10T12:23:42Z

Hypatia: /* Add an image to an harddisk image */

2009-09-06T21:04:44Z

‎Add an image to an harddisk image

Hypatia: /* Add an image to an harddisk image */

2009-09-06T21:03:59Z

‎Add an image to an harddisk image

Hypatia at 21:00, 6 September 2009

2009-09-06T21:00:35Z

Hannob: add information about isomaster, as this avoids the need for a windows system

2009-08-05T20:27:00Z

add information about isomaster, as this avoids the need for a windows system

Ferossan: /* Share your custom bootsplash image */

2009-03-27T18:54:26Z

‎Share your custom bootsplash image

Ape: added howto add an image to an ibm iso file

2008-06-04T16:41:05Z

added howto add an image to an ibm iso file

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 If you've created your own bootsplash image and want to share it with other you can post it here.
 * Schnappi bootsplash: Bow to the power of [http://folk.uio.no/igorr/t43/final.bmp Schnappi]. The BMP image compressed to about 6KB. Schni, schna, schnappi!
 * IBM Tux: An image of [http://users.tkk.fi/~jpaalija/stuff/filestorage/ibm-tux.bmp Tux with the IBM logo] written on its tummy.

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	* [[Media:Thinkpadlinux.png\|ThinkPadLinux]]: A simple modification of Simple Tux adding "ThinkPad" and "Linux". Just convert it to .bmp using GIMP.		* [[Media:Thinkpadlinux.png\|ThinkPadLinux]]: A simple modification of Simple Tux adding "ThinkPad" and "Linux". Just convert it to .bmp using GIMP.
	* [http://omploader.org/vMzNhbw/LOGO.BMP GNU ThinkPad BIOS Splash] Already in BMP format ready for use.		* [http://omploader.org/vMzNhbw/LOGO.BMP GNU ThinkPad BIOS Splash] Already in BMP format ready for use.
		+	* [http://lair.fifthhorseman.net/~dkg/personal/bioslogo/LOGO.BMP apt-get install anarchism], [http://lair.fifthhorseman.net/~dkg/personal/bioslogo/logo.svg full SVG]

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	* [http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:ThinkTuxBootsplash.png ThinkTux], my Linux-friendly version of the Thinkpad logo. Features Tux in all his glory and the motto, "ThinkTux," based on the Thinkpad logo. Just convert it to a .bmp with the GIMP (already is 640x480 and 16 colors).		* [http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:ThinkTuxBootsplash.png ThinkTux], my Linux-friendly version of the Thinkpad logo. Features Tux in all his glory and the motto, "ThinkTux," based on the Thinkpad logo. Just convert it to a .bmp with the GIMP (already is 640x480 and 16 colors).
	* [[Media:Thinkpadlinux.png\|ThinkPadLinux]]: A simple modification of Simple Tux adding "ThinkPad" and "Linux". Just convert it to .bmp using GIMP.		* [[Media:Thinkpadlinux.png\|ThinkPadLinux]]: A simple modification of Simple Tux adding "ThinkPad" and "Linux". Just convert it to .bmp using GIMP.
		+	* [http://omploader.org/vMzNhbw/LOGO.BMP GNU ThinkPad BIOS Splash] Already in BMP format ready for use.

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 For ThinkPads {{R50}}, {{R50p}}, {{R51}} (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), {{R52}}, {{T40}}, {{T40p}}, {{T41}}, {{T41p}}, {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}} this file is suitable:
-* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj28us.exe 1ruj28us.exe]
+* [http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj28us.exe 1ruj28us.exe]
-* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj29us.exe 1ruj29us.exe]
+* [http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj29us.exe 1ruj29us.exe]
-* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj30us.exe 1ruj30us.exe]
+* [http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj30us.exe 1ruj30us.exe]
-* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj33us.exe 1ruj33us.exe]
+* [http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj33us.exe 1ruj33us.exe]
 There may be a more recent file on the IBM website.
-* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj35us.exe 1ruj35us.exe]
+* [http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj35us.exe 1ruj35us.exe]
 For Thinkpads {{T61}}, {{R61}} 14.1 inch screen
-* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/7luj05us.exe 7luj05us.exe]
+* [http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/7luj05us.exe 7luj05us.exe]
 or
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 Another option is to use the "Diskette BIOS file".<br>
 For ThinkPads {{R50}}, {{R50p}}, {{R51}} (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), {{R52}}, {{T40}}, {{T40p}}, {{T41}}, {{T41p}}, {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}} this file is suitable:
-* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj28ud.exe 1ruj28ud.exe]
+* [http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj28ud.exe 1ruj28ud.exe]
-* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj29ud.exe 1ruj29ud.exe]
+* [http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj29ud.exe 1ruj29ud.exe]
-* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj30ud.exe 1ruj30ud.exe] Released 2005-05-26
+* [http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/1ruj30ud.exe 1ruj30ud.exe] Released 2005-05-26
 For Thinkpads {{T61}}, {{R61}} 14.1 inch screens
-* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/7luj05us.exe 7luj05ud.exe] Released 2007-07-16 '''NEW!'''
+* [http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/7luj05us.exe 7luj05ud.exe] Released 2007-07-16 '''NEW!'''
 The file is an OS/2 executables and don't run with wine, so you need to install dosemu to run it and create the image.<br>

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 :{{cmdroot|1=mount -t vfat -oloop,offset=16384 disk.img /tmp/mnt}}
 . just write it directly to an usb-stick and use that later to boot.
-(my favored one is the second solution.)<br>
+(my favored one is this solution.)<br>
 unmount it before you write to the stick if it its mounted automatically.<br>
 :{{cmdroot|1=dd if=disk.img bs=512 of=/dev/<drive letter>}}

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 == Add an image to an harddisk image ==
-two ways to proceed<br>
+two ways to proceed - (continuing from 1.3 Method 3: Using harddisk image from a boot iso)<br>
 . calculate the offset for the first partition blocksize times sectors ( 512 * 32 see above fdisk -l )<br>
 :{{cmdroot|1=mount -t vfat -oloop,offset=16384 disk.img /tmp/mnt}}

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 For 2.6.12+ if you have dosemu error:
 :{{cmdroot|echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space}}
 == Adding the custom image ==
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 Save it, burn it, boot it and enjoy it.
 == The exciting part ==

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 == Add an image to an iso ==
 At first download the BIOS ISO from the IBM support site. I used following one for my {{R60}}: [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-64578.html 7cuj24uc.iso]
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 Then run LOGO.BAT in a command shell ( windows-key+r -> cmd ).
-Get [http://www.magiciso.com/ MagicISO] and add following files to the downloaded image: LOGO.MOD, LOGO.SCR ( i've added also LOGO.BMP and LOGO.LOG but i don't think that they are needed ).
+Get some ISO editing tool (e. g. [http://www.littlesvr.ca/isomaster/ IsoMaster], free software and available for both Windows and Linux) and add following files to the downloaded image: LOGO.MOD, LOGO.SCR ( i've added also LOGO.BMP and LOGO.LOG but i don't think that they are needed ).
 Save it, burn it, boot it and enjoy it.

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	* [[Media:simple_tux.png\|Simple Tux]] - Just convert it to bmp.		* [[Media:simple_tux.png\|Simple Tux]] - Just convert it to bmp.
	* [http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:ThinkTuxBootsplash.png ThinkTux], my Linux-friendly version of the Thinkpad logo. Features Tux in all his glory and the motto, "ThinkTux," based on the Thinkpad logo. Just convert it to a .bmp with the GIMP (already is 640x480 and 16 colors).		* [http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Image:ThinkTuxBootsplash.png ThinkTux], my Linux-friendly version of the Thinkpad logo. Features Tux in all his glory and the motto, "ThinkTux," based on the Thinkpad logo. Just convert it to a .bmp with the GIMP (already is 640x480 and 16 colors).
		+	* [[Media:Thinkpadlinux.png\|ThinkPadLinux]]: A simple modification of Simple Tux adding "ThinkPad" and "Linux". Just convert it to .bmp using GIMP.

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 :{{cmdroot|1=mkisofs -b floppy.bin floppy.bin <nowiki>|</nowiki> cdrecord dev=<device> - }}
 (<tt><device></tt> being your cd writer device)
 == The exciting part ==