With the help of Keaka (creator of the sweet little LoginBackground app which allows you to change the background of your login screen), I figured out how to change my boot screen as well. It's a pretty simple move:
1. You need to have root access
2. You will need to be able to create and save an image in .pdf form.
All I did was create an image in Photoshop with a size equal to my screen resolution, and saved it as "BootPanel.pdf". Put it in:
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemStarter/QuartzDisplay.bundle/Resources/
Then reboot the machine. It worked great. Couple of things worth mentioning:
If anyone knows how to edit the screen at a deeper level, so that you are editing the actual background, and not just stretching the panel over the top of it, I'd be thrilled :)
-Storm
1. You need to have root access
2. You will need to be able to create and save an image in .pdf form.
All I did was create an image in Photoshop with a size equal to my screen resolution, and saved it as "BootPanel.pdf". Put it in:
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemStarter/QuartzDisplay.bundle/Resources/
Then reboot the machine. It worked great. Couple of things worth mentioning:
- Obviously you want to make a backup of the default BootPanel.pdf file. Good form you know.
- The screen reverts to it's default blue color for a second between the boot screen and the login screen, so it's not quite seemless.
- When you are creating your image, keep in mind you need to set aside some space in the middle for the progress bar and boot-strings(which retain their size and function).
If anyone knows how to edit the screen at a deeper level, so that you are editing the actual background, and not just stretching the panel over the top of it, I'd be thrilled :)
-Storm
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