armbian-bootsplash

Armbian bootsplash generator, extracted from armbian build tools

Requirements

Install the linux headers for your platform using armbian-config.

Usage

Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/mtgrosser/armbian-bootsplash.git
cd armbian-bootsplash

Then place your image in the repo dir as logo.png.

Make the bootsplash-packer executable:

make

Build the bootsplash.armbian splash file:

./makebootsplash.sh

Install the bootsplash:

mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/firmware
cp bootsplash.armbian /usr/local/lib/firmware

Modify the bootsplash initramfs hook, updating the splashfile variable:

#!/bin/sh
# Copy splash file to initrd
#
mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}"/lib/firmware
splashfile=/usr/local/lib/firmware/bootsplash.armbian

if [ -f "${splashfile}" ]; then
        cp "${splashfile}" "${DESTDIR}"/lib/firmware
fi

exit 0

Update the initramfs:

update-initramfs -v -u