How To: Install and use gfxboot (Graphical Grub)

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Start by backing up your current menu.lst

sudo cp -pv /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst.backup

Uninstall grub
```
sudo aptitude remove grub
```
Install your grub-gfxboot .deb
Copy the message file to you want to use /boot/grub (example used message.mint1)
```
sudo cp message.mint1 /boot/grub/
```
Add line to beginning of /boot/grub/menu.lst and save file (example used message.mint1)
```
gfxmenu /boot/grub/message.mint1
```
Set up GRUB
Installing Grub
```
sudo grub-install /dev/sdx
```
Reboot to see the Grub

documented on: Aug 20, 2007, merlwiz79

Trouble shooting

Comment out "Pretty Colors" and "Hidden Menu" on your menu.lst Make sure the line gfxmenu /boot/grub/ is correct.

Editing my message files with your own images.

mkdir /home/USERNAME/whatever
cd /whatever
cpio -i < /boot/grub/message.mint1 # replace it by the name of you message
# edit the pictures
sudo ls . | cpio -o > /boot/grub/message.new

Now you can edit the menu.lst to use the new one. The images have to be the same name and file format. They also need to be 800x600.

sudo ls . | cpio -o > /boot/grub/message.new

Then just copy message.new to /boot/grub/

Last edited by merlwiz79 on Fri Dec 14, 2007

documented on: 2008-03-21