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Usplash Maker 1.03

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Re: Usplash Maker

Postby TheeMahn » Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:37 pm

Peng wrote:I love Usplash Maker. I used it to work on a Usplash for the Mac4Lin project. I am noting, however, that is some odd orange marks showing up in my my progress bar (throbber) in the finished product. It's especially odd since the color scheme is a mostly black design on a gray (#bfbfbf) background, as you can see from the attachment. Any ideas why this may be happening?


It shouldn't do this any more it now merges the two images together "Progressbar" and selected image, converts it to 8 bit and crops the images back. Are you using the old one or the new 1?
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Re: Usplash Maker

Postby komputes » Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:38 pm

To answer your question TheeMahn, I have installed libusplash-dev since this was your first instruction.

Code: Select all
 sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes libusplash-dev


:?: Am I missing something here.

Are you sure I have all the packages necessary to compile this. Please note that I am trying this on an untouched brand new install of Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon and the following errors happen to me when running the script.

1) The welcome message saying it will convert my image to image.so pops up TWICE (2x times)

2) No File Is Produced as an output.

3) Running the script from the shell outputs this. http://pastebin.com/mfd930ab

So, my question is, am I doing anything wrong? Have you tried the script on a Ubuntu 7.10? I would really like to start posting and working with usplash. Catch me on freenode if you're available to chat.
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Re: Usplash Maker

Postby komputes » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:36 am

Just an update, I downloaded and installed Ultimate, lowe and behold, the updated script worked, not only does it work, but it works very very well. I am extremely pleased with what output it produced. I am also interested in knowing how to tweak the progress bar, but that will come later. For now I would ask that we discuss what needs to be done to run the usplash script on Ubuntu-7.10-Desktop-i386, probably something missing that Ultimate has (because it has everything on it). I'm happy as long as I can make splash screens, but others may want to be able to run your script on a base install of Ubuntu. As you said yourself:

"I want to make things better for everyone not just users of Ultimate Edition."


Awesome work.
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Re: Usplash Maker

Postby Peng » Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:10 pm

komputes wrote:For now I would ask that we discuss what needs to be done to run the usplash script on Ubuntu-7.10-Desktop-i386, probably something missing that Ultimate has (because it has everything on it).

You need something like the Startup Manager to change the Usplash being used. I believe it's in the repos.
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Re: Usplash Maker

Postby komputes » Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:26 pm

@Peng:

Peng wrote:You need something like the Startup Manager to change the Usplash being used. I believe it's in the repos.


komputes wrote:2) No File Is Produced as an output.


You need to be able to build a usplash.so file before you bring it into start-up manager. I am unable to run the script properly on Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon (current stable version - NOT Ultimate edition).
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Re: Usplash Maker

Postby Peng » Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:30 pm

Ah, sorry, I missed that. I was operating under the assumption that having an so file was a prerequisite for even looking for a way to use the new Usplash. My bad.
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Re: Usplash Maker

Postby DaddyX3 » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:55 pm

Peng wrote:Ah, sorry, I missed that. I was operating under the assumption that having an so file was a prerequisite for even looking for a way to use the new Usplash. My bad.

Sorry Peng, what is being discussed is TheeMahns upslash creator software that actually creates a upsplash.so file to (in turn) load up with start-up-manager ;)

Komputes- I'm sorry I haven't answered your post yet, I'm not quite sure how to answer you. If this is something that TheeMahn stated (compatibility with Gusty) then I'm sure he is working on it. Please hang in there, he is only one Mahn ;) and a very busy one at that. Rest assured, if it was stated, it will be worked out. He has not answered your post because of lack of time. He always has things in the works. Thanks for your patients :)
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Re: Usplash Maker

Postby Peng » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:33 pm

All the more reason I thought it was assumed that someone had already run TUM and had the Usplash but wasn't sure how to install it. Today I reread the post and realized I had completely missed the context.
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Re: Usplash Maker

Postby komputes » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:44 pm

:mrgreen: Only one Mahn!

Now that's funny. I'm sure his script works, and I truly appreciate what he's done for the community, theres just a difference between the setup for Ultimate and Ubuntu (plain old vanilla Ubuntu). There must be some package which I am missing or a directory that doesn't exist which is making me run into errors.

I currently have one box on Ultimate, just for the simple task of creating usplash screens, so I'm good for now. What I'm worried about is making this compatible or getting proper instructions to make it work on plain old Ubuntu.

Hanging in there, patience is a virtue... where's my lime perier, I specifically asked for LIME! No lemon is NOT the same.

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Re: Usplash Maker

Postby TheeMahn » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:15 am

komputes wrote:To answer your question TheeMahn, I have installed libusplash-dev since this was your first instruction.

Code: Select all
 sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes libusplash-dev


:?: Am I missing something here.

Are you sure I have all the packages necessary to compile this. Please note that I am trying this on an untouched brand new install of Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon and the following errors happen to me when running the script.

1) The welcome message saying it will convert my image to image.so pops up TWICE (2x times)

2) No File Is Produced as an output.

3) Running the script from the shell outputs this. http://pastebin.com/mfd930ab

So, my question is, am I doing anything wrong? Have you tried the script on a Ubuntu 7.10? I would really like to start posting and working with usplash. Catch me on freenode if you're available to chat.



I will break this down convert is a tool included in Ultimate Edition and where your problems reside this is not included in 7.10, I suggest the following in a terminal:
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sudo apt-get install imagemagick


I just assumed the users of the forum are Ultimate Edition users a bad assumption. I can see traffic here and is somewhat substantial. Let me know if this fixes your problem and if so I will adjust the original post. Wonder if this has anything to do with it? Used to be #1 both are about what I accomplished. Time permitting it will be better. I will let you know I have better, but am hesident to release it for situations such as this. I eventually will drop it on the main site, then it will stand the test of time rest assured.

Beyond that it would be virtually no work on my end to write a grub splash maker. Time is something I don't have.

Sorry for the inconvenience,

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