Elive grub2 boot image

Elive has long been the Linux distribution known for enhancing the use of enlightenment
Now as soon as I boot my computer it shows

sudo scite /boot/grub/themes/elive-dark/themes.txt

GRUB2 gfxmenu Linux theme

Designed for any resolution

Global Property

title-text: ""
desktop-image: "background.png"
desktop-color: "#000000"
#terminal-font: "Terminus Regular 14"
terminal-font: "Unifont Regular 16"
terminal-box: "terminal_box_*.png"
terminal-left: "0"
terminal-top: "0"
terminal-width: "100%"
terminal-height: "100%"
terminal-border: "0"

#item_font = "Unifont Regular 16"

Show the boot menu

  • boot_menu {
    left = 8%
    top = 22%
    width = 86%
    height = 80%
    item_font = "DejaVu Sans Bold 16"
    item_color = "#292929"
    selected_item_color = "#191970"
    icon_width = 64
    icon_height = 64
    item_icon_space = 40
    item_height = 72
    item_padding = 10
    item_spacing = 20
    selected_item_pixmap_style = "select_*.png"
    }

Show a countdown message using the label component

  • label {
    top = 82%
    left = 32%
    width = 30%
    align = "center"
    id = "timeout"
    text = "Booting in %d seconds"
    color = "#292929"
    font = "Unifont Regular 16"
    }

sudo scite /etc/default/grub

The resolution used on graphical terminal

note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE

you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'

GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024**

End of Elive default confs

GRUB_FONT=/boot/grub/dejavu-** bold-16.pf2
GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub/themes/elive-dark/theme.txt"

before
image

modifying the elive iso
result in virtualbox

VirtualBox_mon elive_31_05_2024_00_01_50

VirtualBox_mon elive_30_05_2024_14_29_29

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