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GFXMenu on Grub4DosStarted by Shibby , Sep 12 2011 02:50 AM

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Shibby

Hello everyone, this is my first tutorial, and as it was a hard time to me to gather all information to make

this, i'll share with you guys.

First of all...

* What are we going to do?

We are going to set some configurations, so our bootscreen will look pretty.

Here is some exemple:

* What do we need?

I will start assuming that you already have your bootable thing (HardDrive, USB Stick, External HD, SD Card) with the

needed files, such as a menu.lst entry.

You'll need the following:

- Bottable thing

- Source Files - Mediafire (http://www.mediafire.com/?ed91bjnnpw74188)

* How we do this?

Its quite simple.

First of all, download the Source File, wich is a .rar file, and extract it to your "C:" local driver.

You are going to have 2 folders and 2 files inside it.

- Folder "cpio": needed files to pack and unpack our configuration file

- Folder "files": configuration files, wich we are going to change and do it at our own style

- File "unpack.cmd": executable batch file, to unpack our configuration file

- File "repack.cmd": executable batch file, to repack our configuration file

Lets now work inside our FILES folder.

There are 2 main files we need to play with inside here.

Lets start with our background file, its named "back.jpg" and should remain with that name, all you have to do to

change the background on your bootscreen, is replace it witi your own JPG 800x600 file. Later we are going to see how

to change the resolution of the screen.

Now that you're done replacing it, its time to make the screen look like you want it to do:

Lets play with the "gfxboot.cfg" file, the one carring all information about our stylish menu:

Posted 12 September 2011 - 02:50 AM

GFXMenu on Grub4Dos - Tutorials - reboot.pro http://reboot.pro/topic/15416-gfxmenu-on-grub4dos/

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All entries are binaries, so... 0 means ON and 1 means OFF.

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welcome=1 # Shows the welcome message on the screen (0=on, 1=off)

boot_show=0 # Show boot options, not supported anyway, so better leave it alone

xmenu_hide_current=0 # if set to 1, hide the current selection item below the bottom menu.

menu_start_x=450 # Horizontal position of the menu

menu_start_y=105 # Vertical position of the menu

menu_max_entries=10 # Number of entries on the panel to select, if you have more, it will scroll down

menu_bar_min_width=1 # The minimum width of menu select bar.

menu_text_normal=0x4AC950 #Normal text color, use RGB value such as 0xffffff.

menu_text_select=0x000000 #Color of selected item

boot_text_options=0xffffff #Color of boot options label

boot_text_normal=0xffffff #Color of boot options text

infobox_bg=0xd8deed #Background color of info box

infobox_text_normal=0 #Text color of info box

menu_bar_color=0xffffff #Color of menu bar

loading_color=0x295202 #Color of load bar

title_bg=0x4f9805 #Background color of dialog background

hide_reboot=0 #If set to 1, hide the reboot button (F9)

hide_poweroff=0 If set to 1, hide the poweroff button (F10)

disable_num_key=1 #This message file has added keyboard shortcut function, for example, pressing '1' would choose the first menu item. If you

don't want it, set this variable to 1.

hide_help=1 #If set to 1, hide the help button (F1)

hide_lang=1 #If set to 1, hide the language button (F2)

custom_width=800 #By default, the screen resolution is 800x600x16, if you want a higher resolution, set these three variables, for example:

custom_height=600 #custom_width=1024; custom_height=768; custom_depth=16

custom_depth=16 #The mode must be supported by bios, otherwise, it just fallback to default.

panel_normal=0xffffff #Color of panel text

panel_title=0xffffff #Color of panel title

panel_high=0xffe050 #Color of panel hotkey (Fn)

panel_bg=0xd8deed #Background color of panel pop-up box

panel_border=0xeff2f6 #Border color of panel pop-up box

Make your own configuration, as you wish, and if something goes wrong, post it here, so i or any other member can help

you.

Now that you have it all done, all you have to do, is to run the "repack.cmd" file.

It will create a file called "message".

This file is holding all your configuration, font and background file.

To use it properly, copy it, and paste it to the same place where your menu.lst file is located.

Now to finish thing up, open your menu.lst file, and it should look something like this:

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color NORMAL HIGHLIGHT HELPTEXT HEADING

timeout 30

default 0

title WinPE 1.0 /nWindows XP Lite

find --set-root --ignore-floppies /_Imagens/xp_lite.ISO

map /_Imagens/xp_lite.ISO (hd32)

map --hook

root (hd32)

chainloader (hd32)

All you have to do, is to set the gfxmenu parameter inside the file, so it will look something like this:

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timeout 30

default 0


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gfxmenu /message

title KbBoot XP Lite\nInicia o Disco de Inicializacao da KB Informatica com base em Windows XP.\nMinimo de 128MB de RAM.

find --set-root --ignore-floppies /_Imagens/xp_lite.ISO

map /_Imagens/xp_lite.ISO (hd32)

map --hook

root (hd32)

chainloader (hd32)

With this, when you enter in your boot screen, instead of all those letter and stuff, you gonna see your own background,

and with some sytilish menu.

Hope it helps someone.

I used the files and information in here (http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/files/gfxmenu.htm#menu) , so i have no

credits at all... i just re-wrote in some place easier for people to find.

Thanks Diddy, and a hug to Nuno Brito... luv ya bro.

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Thank you for this tutorial.


Shibby

No problem dude... i'm glad i helped u out.


steve6375

Users may also find my grub4dos tutorial at http://www.rmprepusb...orials/grub4dos (http://www.rmprepusb.com

/tutorials/grub4dos) useful - Part 3 is about gxfmenu

Posted 27 November 2011 - 09:48 AM

Husain-The New Rookie

i already knew about it but coldnt find time to make a tutorial for others

thanks for the tutorial bro

Posted 08 December 2011 - 07:36 AM

Eng Mohamed

Dear Shibby,

I'm facing some problems during prepare my multiboot USB like change color bar menu

to transparent and also I want to add label above the menu (I need the codes for that to

add it in file gfxboot.cfg)

Thanks alot for your efforts.

Posted 02 January 2012 - 01:43 PM


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patsch

perhaps you should have a look at this thread:

http://reboot.pro/15689/ (http://reboot.pro/15689/)


Eng Mohamed

My Friend Patsch,

Thanks for your quick responce, I believe this issue is different than my request.


Shibby

Eng Mohamed (http://reboot.pro/user/54094-eng-mohamed/) ,

I understood your issue.

To put the label in, i would recomend you to edit the jpg background picture, and put it in there, this way, you can use

any font/effects you wish, and the regular "DOS" font from grub.

To change the selected text background color, you should play with this variable inside your gfxboot.cfg: menu_bar_colors

I'm not 100% sure, a'm at work i can't tell you 100% sure right now. You could comment the line too, or delete the line regarding this option to test it.

as soon as i get home, i can take a look at it for you.


patsch

really? Sorry then I misunderstood your post ...

your request was to set the select bar to transparent and to add an info line, or not?

I use Ripper-GFX for my own customized boot menu and with that program I can set color/transpareny of the select bar

and I also set a info line (you called it label) and much more. After watching the tutorials linked in that thread it took

me 10 minutes to create my own personalized grub4dos boot menu with my own background image, size/position of the

menu entries, info line etc.


Shibby

You can do it using this meethod too, i just don't have access to the files atm.

It may be easier or harder, depending on how much you know of each tool.

'patsch', on 02 Jan 2012 - 15:07, said:



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really? Sorry then I misunderstood your post ...

your request was to set the select bar to transparent and to add an info line, or not?

I use Ripper-GFX for my own customized boot menu and with that program I can set color/transpareny of the select bar and I also set a info line (you

called it label) and much more. After watching the tutorials linked in that thread it took me 10 minutes to create my own personalized grub4dos boot

menu with my own background image, size/position of the menu entries, info line etc.

Shibby

Well... i'm gonna be at work for more 7hrs, so if your problem is not solved till then, or you decided to not follow on

patsch tip... i'll take a look and run some tests when i get back to home.

Just let me know it its needed ok?


Eng Mohamed

Guys,

Thanks for your co-operation but, I am still confused.

Shippy,

Regarding the bar color issue I was attempting to remove the value and sometimes replaced it

(menu_bar_color=0xeeeeee) without any responce.[Could you please try again to solve this issue with me]

Regarding the label, I know its easy to do it in photoshop as example but I prefer to make it with code

in file gfxboot.cfg or in menu.lst and I have added the following code in menu.lst but it didn't appear.

code:

write (md)0x220+1 !BATnecho -n -P:0000 $[0107] AIO Bootable USB 0 initscript (md)0x220+1

Is that possible or not?


Shibby

mainmenu.bar.transparency=100

Try doing this my friend


Eng Mohamed

I have tried that before, incorrect code and I did this code menu_bar_color=transparent no result till

now.


Eng Mohamed

Shibby,

I am waiting your help

Thanks


yangjh

See here (http://bbs.wuyou.com/viewthread.php?tid=180085) ......

Edited by yangjh, 06 January 2012 - 08:54 AM.

Posted 06 January 2012 - 08:47 AM

Shibby

Today is the day... got back home... so i'll look at your problem... sorry bro, i've been busy


Shibby

Dude.. it may be simple, the first line where you define the basics...


Rip off the HIGHLIGHT?

I was just reading my post.... and it seems to work... i'll try now


Eng MohamedPosted 06 January 2012 - 05:51 PM


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'yangjh', on 06 Jan 2012 - 09:47, said:

See here (http://bbs.wuyou.com/viewthread.php?tid=180085) ......

Yangjh,

Thanks for your help.

But I can't read china language, so can you explain by english if possible? and I have download MsgDiyer file but if you

have english version it will be better and I faced a problem during open this file with antiviruse AVG please advice me

my friend.

Eng Mohamed

'Shibby', on 06 Jan 2012 - 10:50, said:

Dude.. it may be simple, the first line where you define the basics...


Rip off the HIGHLIGHT?

I was just reading my post.... and it seems to work... i'll try now

Sorry, I can't get your point.


yangjh

'Eng Mohamed', on 06 Jan 2012 - 18:51, said:

Yangjh,

Thanks for your help.

But I can't read china language, so can you explain by english if possible? and I have download MsgDiyer file but if you have english version it will be

better and I faced a problem during open this file with antiviruse AVG please advice me my friend.

Hello Eng Mohamed

About AVGPlease see here (http://r.virscan.org/836df07c6eaca7d7558c274a6ba1400b) ;About English version...The

authors say..My English is very poor.. .. so sorry

reference (http://bbs.wuyou.com/viewthread.php?tid=181274&highlight=MsgDiyer)


Shibby

I managed it to work in my example... but first off all, sorry for taking so long... its been a busy week.

So... grub understands black as transparent, as it looked like im my example... so...

Set

menu_bar_color=0x000000

and

menu_text_select=0xffffff

This way, there was no bar for me, just the text changed color when i selected it.

It worked for me now... and i'm using it... it looks better than that line across the screen.

xD

I hope it helped you.. i didnt know how to do this, but hey... it worked xD


Shibby

And about that another question about you wanting to add a title...

That way you tried, would word if you were in text mode... not loading a gfxmenu with a picture as background.

So... in the normal menu, it would work...

The best way to add a title, would be to edit in some image editor, like photoshop... but i'lll do some research and tell

you my founds ok?

So far... i didnt manage do make it work... but i'll try.


Eng MohamedPosted 09 January 2012 - 05:54 AM


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