Bringing Back Blue GRUB & Customized LightDM Recommendations

[TurtleKing]

I am still getting the grey plymouth background during the Kubuntu logo loading screen.

[OneLine]

It is a bit easier to help if

- you tell how and what you are doing or trying to do
- you add the input/output pairs

[TurtleKing]

It is a bit easier to help if

- you tell how and what you are doing or trying to do
- you add the input/output pairs

-I am trying to match the Kubuntu Loading Screen (where the dots appear under the kubuntu logo) background with my GRUB blue background (0, 76, 153).
-Not sure what you are referring to.

[OneLine]

The Kubuntu-logo plymouth is using background.png image. The image will be painted on the top of the plymouth theme.

You could:
- edit the kubuntu-logo.script and remove the image there.
- use a transparent background.png.
- remove the background.png from the /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-logo/ ! untested - I did't try this - may or may not work !

What I did:

1) Edited the /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-logo/kubuntu-logo.script - after the edit - lines 215 ...227:

if (bits_per_pixel == 4) {
    Window.SetBackgroundTopColor(0.00, 0.28, 0.45);    // #B2BAC1
    Window.SetBackgroundBottomColor(0.00, 0.28, 0.45); // #B2BAC1
    logo_filename = "kubuntu_logo16.png";
    progress_dot_off_filename = "progress_dot_off16.png";
    progress_dot_on_filename = "progress_dot_on16.png";
    password_field_filename = "password_field16.png";
} else {
    Window.SetBackgroundTopColor(0.00, 0.47, 0.76);
    Window.SetBackgroundBottomColor(0.00, 0.00, 0.00);
    logo_filename = "kubuntu_logo.png";
    progress_dot_off_filename = "progress_dot_off.png";
    progress_dot_on_filename = "progress_dot_on.png";
    password_field_filename = "password_field.png";

This is the old Kubuntu color slide.

2) Replaced the /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-logo/background.png with the small transparent background.png image.



3) Updating the initramfs

(If problem - your input/output pair will help)

4) Testing the theme

(If problem - your input/output pair will help)



Seems to work

5) Testing - with the reboot

Seems to work.

[TurtleKing]

Jeez that's a little tough to follow. I am lost at the transparent background part.

I really hope that this grey GRUB and plymouth background are removed by default in the release candidate of 13.04.

[TurtleKing]

This is the output I got from terminal after trying to change the color (using your method):

username@computer:~$ sudo update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.8.0-1-generic
modprobe: ../tools/modprobe.c:550: print_action: Assertion `kmod_module_get_initstate(m) == KMOD_MODULE_BUILTIN' failed.
Aborted (core dumped)
username@computer:~$

[TurtleKing]

Can someone please explain to me how to create a transparent image on Krita? I want to finish fixing this small annoyance, so I can finally get back to enjoying Kubuntu's wonderful customization.

[OneLine]

The "sudo update-initramfs -u" error:

Are you using the Kubuntu 12.10 with the 3.8 kernel ?

The Quantal updates: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?ke...es&section=all

Package linux-image
quantal-updates (kernel): Generic Linux kernel image.
3.5.0.22.28: amd64 i386

A bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...d/+bug/1073062

...a transparent image on Krita?

The opacity slider to the left (transparent) and click the "Create" button. Then save the picture: File -> Save As.

[TurtleKing]

No Luck here. I followed all your steps and everything seem to work, but still get a gray plymouth background on restart. However, I did notice an error reported from terminal every time I saved something or placed the mouse over it:

Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-username" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.

Is there a method of testing the theme without rebooting? (like it appears on your post)