Display image during booting (aka splash screen)

[binaural]

Hi,

I've develop project which using composite video output and I would like to remove kernel booting messages and replace it by some nice picture. I know I can use splashy or whatever else but I would like to ask if there is possibility to display just simple bmp (or png) image? I was working with beagleboard and in u-boot was possible such a thing. Thanks.

[malakai]

I believe you would have to compile your own kernel

http://oreilly.com/pub/h/3124

[binaural]

I was thinking about way that start.elf (or whatever else) can read some configuration and load image on screen.

[forenbenutzer]

If this solution is satisfying, have a try: http://www.edv-huber.com/index.php/prob ... i-raspbian

[supermeerkat]

If this solution is satisfying, have a try: http://www.edv-huber.com/index.php/prob ... i-raspbian

Running the command apt-get install fbi produces the following error:

Err http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian/ wheezy/main libcurl3-gnutls armhf 7.26.0-1
404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/rasp ... _armhf.deb 404 Not Found
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

Can anyone help?

[FTrevorGowen]

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Running the command apt-get install fbi produces the following error:

Err http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian/ wheezy/main libcurl3-gnutls armhf 7.26.0-1
404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/rasp ... _armhf.deb 404 Not Found
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

As the message says:
Run "sudo apt-get update" and probably also "sudo apt-get upgrade"
Apt's database is "out of synch" with that of the servers ie. needs updating! Hence it's trying to download a version of libcurl3-gnutls that's no longer there (it's been updated).
Trev.

[supermeerkat]

I see! Thanks for your reply. I'm still new to Linux and there is so much to pick up, also it's late!

[supermeerkat]

Right, I've done all the above and I get nothing when I restart. However, I can successfully execute asplashscreen after I exit Xwindows, so the script does work.

How can I tell if it's being executed on start up?

[forenbenutzer]

I created this little workaround for the old raspbian image, so I don't know if it still works. The insserv command did succesfully execute?

[supermeerkat]

I created this little workaround for the old raspbian image, so I don't know if it still works. The insserv command did succesfully execute?

Yes it did. I followed your instructions to the letter.

I just had a brainstorm - when I found the website with the code on it, I copied and pasted the text into leaf pad - this time I typed all the code out by hand and restarted the pi, and it worked! The logo was displayed approximately 8 seconds after power on, for a duration of approximately 10 second and XWindows started successfully.

However, if I disable starting in XWindows using raspi-config, the graphic was displayed as above and then the screen goes blank and the pi never gets to the terminal.

[forenbenutzer]

As already said, it's a dirty hack and no real splash screen. You still should get a terminal if you press ctrl+c and/or strg+alt+F1/2/3 etc...
The copy and paste from the website indeed could cause wrong line endings, so you should use some editor with unix line ending functionality (e.g. Notepad++ on windows) and copy the file via ssh/ftp/whatever.

[supermeerkat]

Thanks for your help! I've been learning so much in these forums and am really getting into linux!