
Alienware Splash Screen(Plymouth Theme)
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ameer07ka
3 years ago
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
sudo plymouth-set-default-theme alienware-splash
I got a message that plymouth does not exist. It's also not showed on a plymouth list. Is it outdated or so? Has anyone idea how to fix it? Or am I doing something wrong?
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yugioh2016
3 years ago
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/alienware-splash/alienware-splash.plymouth does not exist
I put the alienware-splash directory in /usr/share/plymouth/themes/alienware-splash/ at the beginning and I left it there. It looks as if it was looking for a specific file there: alienware-splash.plymouth. Yours have only theme.plymouth. I changed it to alienware-splash.plymouth and voila. System sees your plymouth correctly :). Now I hope it will work well after applying, will let you know.
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
When rebooting system, it kindly hung on the closing, which allowed me to see the relevant message: missing /lib/plymouth/themes/theme.sc file if I recall correctly.
Looks like system is made to use /usr/share/plymouth/themes/alienware-splash/ while you designed plymouth to look for files in /lib/plymouth/themes/? Just guessing.
Besides, there is no such file in your directory. I guess I can't go any further without your help now. I hope I gave you all the info you need to fix it. It would be great to have alienware plymouth on alienware laptop :D (aside the one on the very begining - before grub).
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
Parser error, couldn't open the file /lib/plymouth/themes/alienware-splash/theme.sc
I did change it with initrams update, I used:
sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R alienware-splash
Will check your config command.
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yugioh2016
3 years ago
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
Plymouths are located in:
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/
There are some files in /lib/plymouth/ but there are no plymouth specific ones, rather files needed to run plymouth in general.
To list all plymouth themes:
plymouth-set-default-theme -l
To change theme and rebuild initrid image at the same time:
sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R
That's the whole deal. It works for plymouths I have on my system (arch ones and the manjaro specific one).
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
To change a theme and rebuild initrid image at the same time:
sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
Small mistake, forgot to add "theme" in the example above, a pity I can't edit comments:
To change a theme and rebuild initrid image at the same time:
sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R theme
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yugioh2016
3 years ago
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yugioh2016
3 years ago
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yugioh2016
3 years ago
https://dl.opendesktop.org/api/files/download/id/1492762889/alienware-splash-arch.zip
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
Too pity that it shows only for a 1 sec. and is gone... Too quick boot on ssd I guess. I don't even have a chance to see spinning circle around the alien head. Similar issue is with some other plymouths that have delayed and more complex animation: just an image and boom: system splash is there for another 1-2 sec. and the desktop appears. Nevertheless, it's a nice touch.
Thanks! :D
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yugioh2016
3 years ago
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
One thing that I haven't figure out yet is how to make hdmi output work on linux when using bumblebee. Without it I can't use my TV on linux :(. But that's a different story and here is no place for it. Also comment boxes became ridiculously small... ;)
Anyway, you can contact me through my google site I gave above, so we can share some hints about making machine working as well as possible on linux.
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yugioh2016
3 years ago
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
I saw here some other plymouths with install instructions and they also seem to be debian/ubuntu specific. It's possible that the plymouth must be rewritten for arch system to make it work :(.
Arch in general improved file system structure and cleaned it. Debian is making the same changes but in a very, very slow pace :(.
Maybe you need to download some arch plymouths and see their build to figure out what needs to be changed. I guess it's nothing you can do quickly and I can only hope you have interest and time to play with it and figure it out. Maybe instead of spamming this comment board, will move to another way of communication. I would give you my email, but such comments are not a good place for that (boots will find it and throw more spam to your email adres). Maybe google+ profile will be safer. From there we can use google hangouts or share emails.
Here (hopefully content will not be cut out automatically):
https://plus.google.com/u/0/112902119270556147344
And once this will work, you make proper changes and give instructions on this page.
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yugioh2016
3 years ago
And did you test this version?
https://dl.opendesktop.org/api/files/download/id/1492762889/alienware-splash-arch.zip
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Plymouth
And then you could put here instructions how to install it on debian and arch systems once we figured it out ;).
I would love to use that plymouth. I played with many and most of them are ugly, basic and badly designed. From the picture above it looks like a really good looking one and frankly the best plymouth I saw so far... and given the fact I use alienware, I would love to make it work, but I don't have enough knowledge to follow it through. I can only give a feedback if you're up to. Thanks :)
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yugioh2016
3 years ago
plymouth-set-default-theme -l
sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R
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yugioh2016
3 years ago
sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth
sudo update-initramfs -u
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michaldybczak
3 years ago
sudo: update-alternatives: command not found
What system are you running?
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