How to Change The Bootsplash In Ubuntu 8.10

1)  install splashy

      sudo apt-get --purge remove usplash

      sudo apt-get install splashy

2)  change themes

      sudo splashy_config -s default

3)  After installing new version of splashy, you will want to edit /boot/grub/menu.lst before that take a backup of your menu.lst file

 

      vga reference
      depth——640×480——800×600——1024×768——1280×1024
      8  bit————769————771—————773—————775
      15bit————784————787—————790—————793
      16bit————785————788—————791—————794
      24bit————786————789—————792—————795

     

      sudo vim /boot/grub/menu.lst

Look for your kernel boot option.In my case with the following line

      kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=3dca6051-5877-438c-94c5-f5ff7803d851 ro quiet splash

and add vga=791 at the end of it so it reads similar to the following line

      kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=3dca6051-5877-438c-94c5-f5ff7803d851 ro quiet splash vga=792

Save and exit the file.Update your grub using the following command

      sudo update-grub

Replace the png file in /etc/splashy/themes/default/background.png withe your own image, and execute following command

      update-initramfs -u -k all

Now you need to reboot your system, and you should see a new splashy splash screen on you ubuntu 8.10 system.This is just a workaround. If you know of a way to fix usplash in Ubuntu 8.10 please share with us.