NAME
gfxboot - graphical boot screen test and config tool
SYNOPSIS
gfxboot [ OPTIONS ] ARGS
DESCRIPTION
gfxboot modifies and tests graphical boot loader configuration.
OPTIONS
General options
-a, --archive FILE|DIRECTORY | |
Use FILE as gfxboot archive (default is /boot/message). If it points to a directory, assume it is an expanded archive (see --expand-archive option below). | |
-v, --verbose | |
Increase verbosity. | |
--save-temp | |
Keep temporary files. | |
--version | |
Show gfxboot version. | |
--help | Print usage. |
Switching themes
--new-theme THEME | |
Activate THEME. Theme files are stored in /etc/bootsplash/themes/THEME/bootloader. | |
--update-theme THEME | |
Activate THEME but keep language settings from current gfxboot archive. | |
Changing gfxboot config
--show-config | |
Show gfxboot config file (gfxboot.cfg). | |
--change-config [SECTION1::]OPTION1=FOO1 [SECTION2::]OPTION2=FOO2 ... | |
Change gfxboot config options. If sections are omitted, section "base" is used. | |
--rm-config [SECTION1::]OPTION1 [SECTION2::]OPTION2 ... | |
Delete gfxboot config options. If sections are omitted, section "base" is used. | |
--rm-section SECTION1 SECTION2 ... | |
Delete sections in gfxboot config file. | |
--default-language LANG | |
Make LANG the default language. LANG is a locale string (e.g. en_US). | |
--add-languages LANG1 LANG2 ... | |
Add translation files. | |
--rm-languages LANG1 LANG2 ... | |
Remove translation files. | |
--config-file FILE | |
Dont work on gfxboot.cfg from gfxboot archive but on FILE. NOTE: FILE will be modified even with "--test". | |
Preview/test gfxboot setup
-p, --preview | |
Try current config (needs some virtual machine). | |
-t, --test | |
Test only (dont actually change any files). | |
-b, --bootloader BOOTLOADER | |
Use BOOTLOADER (grub, lilo, isolinux, syslinux, pxelinux) for preview. | |
-m, --vm VM | |
Use virtual machine VM (bochs, qemu, qemu32, qemu64, vbox, vbox64, vmplayer, vmware) for preview. | |
--grub DIRECTORY|RPM | |
Use grub from DIRECTORY or RPM (default is /). | |
--lilo DIRECTORY|RPM | |
Use lilo from DIRECTORY or RPM (default is /). | |
--syslinux DIRECTORY|RPM | |
Use syslinux from DIRECTORY or RPM (default is /). | |
--isolinux DIRECTORY|RPM | |
Use isolinux from DIRECTORY or RPM (default is /). | |
--pxelinux DIRECTORY|RPM | |
Use pxelinux from DIRECTORY or RPM (default is /). | |
--password PASSWORD | |
Create test config with PASSWORD for preview. | |
--32 | Create 32 bit test image. |
--64 | Create 64 bit test image. |
--biarch | |
Create biarch test image (same as using --32 and --64). | |
--cdrom, --dvd | |
Create iso image for preview. | |
--disk | Create harddisk image for preview. |
--floppy | |
Create floppy image for preview. | |
--net | Create tftp directory for preview. |
--save-image FILE | |
Copy preview image to FILE. | |
--test-add-files FILE1 FILE2 ... | |
Add files to test directory. | |
--test-rm-files FILE1 FILE2 ... | |
Delete files from test directory. | |
Adding/removing files from gfxboot archive
--ls, --list-files | |
List gfxboot archive files. | |
--add-files FILE1 FILE2 ... | |
Add files to gfxboot archive. | |
--rm-files FILE1 FILE2 ... | |
Delete files from gfxboot archive. | |
--extract-files FILE1 FILE2 ... | |
Copy files from gfxboot archive to current working directory. | |
--show-file FILE | |
Print FILE. | |
--expand-archive DIRECTORY | |
Create expanded gfxboot archive version in DIRECTORY. That is, only files that cannot be read directly from file system are kept in a cpio archive. All others are unpacked. Use only for isolinux, syslinux, or pxelinux. | |
--pack-archive FILE | |
Pack all gfxboot files into cpio archive FILE. | |
Modifying help files
--help-show FILE | |
Print FILE (internal help file format) as HTML. | |
--help-create FILE | |
Convert HTML files passed as ARGS to FILE (internal format). | |
--used-pages LINK1 LINK2 ... | |
Mark pages as referenced. | |
--navi FILE | |
Use FILE as template for navigation links. | |
--define ENTITY1=VALUE1 ENTITY2=VALUE2 ... | |
Define ENTITYx with VALUEx. | |
FILES
/boot/message | bootloader graphics archive (actually a cpio achive) |
/etc/bootsplash/themes | |
theme directory | |
/etc/sysconfig/bootsplash | |
default theme | |
BUGS
None.
AUTHOR
Written by Steffen Winterfeldt.
SEE ALSO
If you want to create your own theme look at the gfxboot-devel package.