Show off you Startup Screen!
 

So I thought I might start off this one.

Here is mine:

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Could you post how you changed the startup screen for us noobs out here?
Thanks.

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I made a bootup screen to match my background.

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what what what!! you can change yo start up screen!!? ... i must search this

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Sorry datapath but I think I'm about to steal your pictures :)

Any explanation on how to do this would fit in this thread.

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^ what he said :)

Very nice pictures!

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What are the resolutions that will fit nicely at Startup you may ask?

Default on N800

Banner: Nokia
qgn_indi_startup_nokia_logo.png
Resolution: 416 x 72 pixels

Startup: The two hands
qgn_indi_nokia_hands.png
Resolution: 800 x 480 pixels

Trying to make a nice looking startup? Well, enjoy. :P Linux - Maemo Rulez!

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Well, as for resolution, 800x480 for the entire pic. You can just use an Illustrator program or something when combining the other pictures and make them however small or large you want.

I am assuming you can just use GPE file manager and locate the images of the startup screen and just replace them with your own? Where are those files located?

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I just finished posting the resolutions. :D As far as using GPE, I'm no sure. I used the guides of http://geekpenguin.blogspot.com/2007...ash-on-it.html for my N800. It will be cool just to use GPE to change it. :P

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HOW TO GUIDE:

I've done this on the 770 and the N810, so I have no reason to think it would be different on the N800.

Open xTerm, become root, and navigate to the following folder:
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/

The file names are:
qgn_indi_startup_nokia_logo.png (800x480)
qgn_indi_nokia_hands.jpg (800x480)
qgn_indi_progressbar.png (24x16)

Backup the originals (I just added "_backup" to the end of the filenames), then copy your new images over the originals and reboot.

If you want to change the progress bar, it may help to know this:
The image is 24 pixels wide. It will display the first 8 pixels, then the middle 8 pixels over and over (98 times total), then the last 8 pixels. It took me several tries to get this right, so I'll save you the effort of trial and error.

Hope this helps all who want to try this.

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What I did on my N800 was to have a colour screen with my name and 'phone number. I did this on both log-on screens.

So, in theory, if someone finds my N800 they'll be able to return it to me.

Or, if they steal it, they'll have to see my name and number until they come here to find out how to replace them.
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Here is my current one:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2142/...82bf930f_o.jpg

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For some reason it keeps saying "Permission denied." Root is enabled.

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So I found this N800 with some dudes name and number on it, can someone tell how to remove this...

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Heh, heh, heh.

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I have tried using OpenSSH and Putty, Xterm alone (root enabled), and the GPE filemanager, and it always say something along the lines of "permission denied" or similar. Can someone please help me?

Thanks.

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To see what permissions have been set for the files, execute Then execute 'whoami' to see if you are indeed root or user. You can post the outputs of both commands here.

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Okay, here's what it says after the first command:

-rw-r--r--r 1 root root 49685 Nov 20 06:58 /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/qgn_indi_nokia_hands.jpg


After "whoami" it says root. Hmmm.....?

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downloaded "becomeroot" from the app installer.

Then I just open the web brower and put a "/" for the url. Then naviagated to
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/

I held down the pointer and did a save as on the following files...

qgn_indi_startup_nokia_logo.png (800x480)
qgn_indi_nokia_hands.jpg (800x480)
qgn_indi_progressbar.png (24x16)

... and save them to an SDcard.

I copyed then on to the desktop computer , I made two copies one was for a backup.
The other copy I pasted in new pictures using MsPaint and save them back on to the SDcard with the same file name, and I keep the picture the same size.

Once I replaced the SDcard I open "Xterm". I switch to root....

sudo gainroot

...then I change to the directory the files live in...

cd /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/

Next I deleted the old copies from that directory...

rm *nokia_hands.jpg
rm *startup_nokia_logo.png

(only did those two pictures)

After that I change in xterm back to the directory with the new picture on them....

cd /media/mmc1/

(the location for the SDcards are mmc1 or mmc2)

then the new files were copied were the old ones lived...

cp *nokia_hands.jpg /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/
cp *startup_nokia_logo.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/

Then I restarted the N800.


What would nice is if one the devolper who live here would write an app to all the above for ya.
Hint..hint..wink..wink

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Okay, I got it working. Thanks.

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The only way I could recreate your problem is to not enable root. I know, I know, you said you did. Maybe (?) it depends on how you gain root. I don't see why it would matter, but I'm at a loss to explain otherwise. I used "becomeroot" version 0.1-2 and typed "sudo gainroot" first thing at the xTerm prompt. Once in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/ I typed "cp qgn_indi_nokia_hands.jpg qgn_indi_nokia_hands_backup.jpg" to make the backup, then "cp /media/mmc1/qgn_indi_nokia_hands.jpg ./qgn_indi_nokia_hands.jpg" to overwrite the file with my new one.

[Edit] BTW, I see you got it to work, but the above is for anyone else who may have the same problem.

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I also did some other ones too that goes with the whole theme like the one at the start of this thread. Its all ziped.

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That's exactly what I did. In the end, I used SSH and Putty and got it working that way.

I think I will try and mess with the shutdown screen as well. :)

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here you go

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this is mine :)
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/...okia_hands.jpg

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I had a dirrent one at first....
But I wanted to use one I made my self so...

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4...imtim/n800.jpg

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Ok, I just had to join in on the fun :D Here's mine!

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...okia_hands.jpg


I added the KDE icon to Tux's ball because I'm running KDE almost exclusively on my N810 :cool:

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I did this today:

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I want to change my startup screen but I need some help. I'm new to linux. It just took me about an hour to figure out how to become root. I downloaded become root. That didn't seem to work.

I finally stumbled upon $ sudo gainroot.

How do I navigate to the correct directory?


Is there some place I can go to find simple how-tos for using xterm for maemo?

I'm frustrated.

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Thanks, the Nokia logo wasn't working for me, so I went ahead and resized and rasterized the maemo.org logo SVG. Looks awesome.

One question, it takes a second for the maemo.org logo to come up immediately after powerup (it shows the regular Nokia logo during this time). This wouldn't happen to be something contained on one of the cold–flash-only sectors?

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The first time I rebooted the nokia logo didn't show for me either. But second it worked (I still havn't figured out the right turn on turn off ways, so that mig be it).

It sure seems that this logo is in the cold-flash-only sector. Its identlical to the ...startup_nokia.png but its not in the filesystem.

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I am so glad this issue was finally solved and posted.

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Enjoy! :P

qgn_indi_startup_nokia_logo.png (I'm not a pro. :) Maybe some one could touch it up?)
http://users.tamuk.edu/ksjas29/qgn_i...nokia_logo.png

qgn_indi_nokia_hands.jpg (I like this one. :D)
http://users.tamuk.edu/ksjas29/qgn_indi_nokia_hands.jpg

Linux Rulez!!!

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To gain root access, you have to install becomeroot AND type "sudo gainroot" at the prompt. Typing "sudo gainroot" won't work if you don't have becomeroot installed. For a list of Linux commands, http://www.linuxguide.it/linux_commands_line_en.htm is a good resource. As for a step by step, including exactly what to type, here goes...

Make sure your files are properly sized and named (see my previous post for this info). Place the files in the "Documents" folder on the device. You could use any folder, or the memory card, but for the purpose of this tutorial we need to be on the same page. Open xTerm and type "sudo gainroot". Type:

cd /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/

This navigates to the folder where the startup screens are stored.

cp qgn_indi_nokia_hands.jpg qgn_indi_nokia_hands_backup.jpg
cp qgn_indi_startup_nokia_logo.png qgn_indi_startup_nokia_logo_backup.png
cp qgn_indi_progressbar.png qgn_indi_progressbar_backup.png

This will create backups of the files you are about to modify.

cd /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/

This navigates to the "Documents" folder, where you have placed the new files. This command in particular is case-sensitive.

cp qgn_indi_nokia_hands.jpg /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/
cp qgn_indi_startup_nokia_logo.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/
cp qgn_indi_progressbar.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/

This copies the new files to the proper directory, overwriting the originals.

Exit xTerm and reboot. You may have to shutdown and reboot a second time before the new screens will show.

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Thanks guys! This thread was great. :)

Here's my new startup screen. :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16...nokia_logo.png

For my progress bar...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16...rogressbar.png

And for the splash...which is also my background as well. :D

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16...okia_hands.jpg

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Hi all,
I did the steps mentioned above and was able to change the Nokia hands logo but not the nokia startup logo, i rebooted the N800 a few times and I have noticed that the progress bar is not showing either, only the default nokia startup logo then to the modified nokia hands logo, anyone have any ideas?

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Please disregard the comment above, I restarted a 4th time and now it shows up!

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I'll have to try this :)
Now is there a way to change the startup sound?

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I was able to find the shutdown sound but not the start up, it is in /usr/share/sounds