Without background image in GRUB2 [Solved]

Ravenman · 2009-11-06 21:22:59

Hi to everyone:

I've followed the guide for GRUB2, I've cut one image to 640x480 size with Gwenview and I saved it in TGA format, after I've changed the image's extension from ICB to TGA and I've moved it to /boot/grub; but when I've booted the system, I can't see the background image.

This is my grub.cfg:

# Config file for GRUB2 - The GNU GRand Unified Bootloader
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg

# DEVICE NAME CONVERSIONS
#
#  Linux           Grub
# -------------------------
#  /dev/fd0        (fd0)
#  /dev/sda        (hd0)
#  /dev/sdb2       (hd1,2)
#  /dev/sda3       (hd0,3)
#

# Timeout for menu
set timeout=5

# Set default boot entry as Entry 0
set default=0

# (0) Arch Linux
menuentry "Arch Linux" {
set root=(hd0,3)
linux /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /boot/kernel26.img
}
insmod tga
background_image /boot/grub/archlinux.tga

Someone else with the same problem ... anyone knows how to fix it?

Last edited by Ravenman (2009-11-09 22:50:26)

pressh · 2009-11-09 22:08:56

try something similar to

if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
   set gfxmode="640x480"
   insmod gfxterm
   insmod vbe
   terminal_output gfxterm
   if terminal_output gfxterm; then true ; else
      terminal gfxterm
   fi
fi
insmod tga
background_image /boot/grub/archlinux.tga

you should put that before your first menuentry I guess (just at the start of the grub.cfg file)

if that still doesn't work, try resizing the image to the proper resolution.

Last edited by pressh (2009-11-09 22:09:54)

Ravenman · 2009-11-09 22:50:03

pressh wrote:

try something similar to
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
   set gfxmode="640x480"
   insmod gfxterm
   insmod vbe
   terminal_output gfxterm
   if terminal_output gfxterm; then true ; else
      terminal gfxterm
   fi
fi
insmod tga
background_image /boot/grub/archlinux.tga
you should put that before your first menuentry I guess (just at the start of the grub.cfg file)

Yes, you did it!. I have my GRUB2 with background image now.

Thanks for your interest and help. Until the next!

maonx · 2010-04-14 12:56:15

I did the same ,but failed

Ravenman · 2010-04-14 14:28:59

maonx wrote:

I did the same ,but failed

Can you give us more information about what you're doing? (step by step, please).

So we can help you better

Arch Linux

#1 2009-11-06 21:22:59

Without background image in GRUB2 [Solved]

#2 2009-11-09 22:08:56

Re: Without background image in GRUB2 [Solved]

#3 2009-11-09 22:50:03

Re: Without background image in GRUB2 [Solved]

#4 2010-04-14 12:56:15

Re: Without background image in GRUB2 [Solved]

#5 2010-04-14 14:28:59

Re: Without background image in GRUB2 [Solved]

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