[systemd-devel] Trying to set a boot splash screen using objcopy

[Tomasz Torcz]

On Sat, Apr 04, 2020 at 05:30:11AM -0500, io mintz wrote:
> Hi! I'm on arch using systemd-boot 242.84-2-arch. I'm using this command to
> set my boot splash:
> 
> sudo objcopy --update-section
> .splash=/usr/share/systemd/bootctl/splash-arch.bmp --change-section-vma
> .splash=0x40000 /boot/EFI/systemd/systemd-bootx64.efi{,}
> 
> A dump using objdump confirms that it's been set. However, I still don't see
> a splash screen. Am I doing something wrong?

  Custom boot splash was removed few years ago:
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/7361099e4245ee31f6d70dc659d78fc533952893

  Was it re-added recently?

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