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Bishonen · **Joined:** Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:51 pm **Posts:** 39

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Ok. I think it's time to bring back this post, so skinners knows how to create their splash screen.
Have you noticied the folder boot in /EZ5shell ?
It's here that you can change the top and bottom splash screen (booting_bottom.bin & booting_up.bin).
It's also here that you can find the splash.ani played at kernel start.

Now it's quite simple to create your how splash screen.
- Build a picture that is 256x192 and save it in PNG or BMP format
- download the tool from Moonlight glib, png2b15.exe
- convert your pictures with this tool
- rename .bin file into booting_bottom.bin & booting_up.bin
- copy/replace files in folder /EZ5shell/boot

That's it

Nope. I've done exactly what he said but, if i boot the EZVi (RC7 Kernel and v12 Firmware) i see the 2 blue Bootscreens, then the upper Screen changes to the next blue screen and the animation appears, only on the bottom screen i can see shortly one of my Pictures i have set.

So there are 4 Bootscreens and one Animation if i count right. Only 1 lower Bootscreen (the second) is replaceable.

What am i doning wrong?

P.S.: I've setted the "Color-Key" option to "None" during the convert.

Mbmax · **Posted:** Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:51 am

The 2 very first splash screens are in the bootloader and cannot be changed.
Now about kernel's boot screen. If there is a splash.ani in the folder they are not displayed.
Delete the animation and you are done.

Bishonen · **Joined:** Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:51 pm **Posts:** 39

You're right! :lol:

Deleting the .ani solves the problem - many thanks!

Slothette64 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:34 am

is it those boots screens are possible to change
if you can hexedit the firmware binaries??
or are they permanently trapped inside the hardware??

Mbmax · **Posted:** Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:51 am

Yeah it's possible but only on ez5 v1 and v2. But it's extremely risky to modify a bootloader file because you can brick your flashcart if it's wrongly made, so don't even try it.

Slothette64 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:31 am

i used to do this all the time with my EZ3
can change any text and customise the OS even more

you will also cause problems if you didnt obey 1 rule:=
only replace characters
never shift length or add more spaces
only replace text already there

never had a problem
and i bet the same is possible with EZ5 RC9 firmware

IF the pics are in the kernel
they can be changed via hexedit
without causing any damage at all

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