This jpeg needs to be converted to xpm format, then gzip-ped. sudo aptitude install imagemagick convert ubuntugrub.jpg ubuntugrub.xpm gzip ubuntugrub.xpm After that, move the ubuntugrub.xpm.gz file to the directory /boot/grub/splashes. sudo mkdir /boot/grub/splashes sudo mv ubuntugrub.xpm.gz /boot/grub/splashes After that, edit the file /boot/grub/menu.lst and edit /add this line somewhere near the top of the file: splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splashes/ubuntugrub.xpm.gz Sounds easy enough eh?

Better to call it splash.xpm.gz and put it in /boot. And the run sudo update-grub.

I tried that method, however I got this from "sudo update-grub" Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ... Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Try this guide: http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/add-a-grub-splash-image/ (for Ubuntu) It suggets making a link to the splash file: sudo ln -s /boot/grub/splashimages/whatever.xpm.gx /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz And then updating grub: sudo update-grub It worked fine for me!

Very nice, thx for the work! The only comment I have is that the words at the bottom in white are a little hard to read on the background,but that's very minor. This is my favorite splash...Thanks again.

You can do it with the GIMP too, check this websites to view how to do it. http://www.tldp.org/LDP/LG/current/jayanth.html http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-1243.html and thanx.