gfxboot-compile (1)
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
-
Don't 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 (don't 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.