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post #41 of 82
6/27/06 at 5:50pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrEvil
I don't think bitmaps can have transparency can they?
You could try magic pink - RGB 255,0,255
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post #42 of 82
6/27/06 at 7:59pm
I thought the specifications where 4 bits per pixel... so 3 bits (one for each color RGB) and one bit for alpha... now how in the freaking world do you add alpha to a bitmap? I don't think paint is capapable...


Also I am having a freaking hard problem adding my own custom picture to the image. I open up the image file and delete the 3 pics allready in there and add my custom image. Then I burn the image and my pic is nowhere to be found but the 3 pics that I deleted are still there
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post #43 of 82
6/27/06 at 9:34pm
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Originally Posted by ozzlo
I thought the specifications where 4 bits per pixel... so 3 bits (one for each color RGB) and one bit for alpha... now how in the freaking world do you add alpha to a bitmap? I don't think paint is capapable...


Also I am having a freaking hard problem adding my own custom picture to the image. I open up the image file and delete the 3 pics allready in there and add my custom image. Then I burn the image and my pic is nowhere to be found but the 3 pics that I deleted are still there

Yeah, had the same problem with adding my own pics. Never showed up and the ones I deleted were there magically.

Also, can't this be done via usb drive? Burning cds over and over is wasteful.
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post #44 of 82
6/28/06 at 1:09am
I tried in vain on booting by USB. It always gives "IO error ..." --> CDRW is my final solution

ozzlo: Echilon iso contains 2 files:
bootcat.bin
bootimg.bin

You changed bootimg.bin, didn't you ? maybe you forgot updating it back to ISO image as a boot sector
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post #45 of 82
6/28/06 at 2:25am
Yeah I did that... I even extraced it from the ISO after burning the CD and only my image is in there yet when I boot off of it, mine dissappears and the origional 3 magically show up.

I got a good pic too...

*edit I know the pic I put up is a jpeg... I'm using a bitmap for the splash screen don't worry (the bitmap is 900k and is a lil big to attach)
LL
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post #46 of 82
6/28/06 at 9:35pm
Makes me glad I have a USB drive what with all you guys struggling with ISO's and all.
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post #47 of 82
6/30/06 at 5:27pm
Hasen't anybody been able to get a custom pic to work?
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post #48 of 82
6/30/06 at 7:20pm
I wonder if i could make a screenshot of a XP bluescreen and make it my post image so once someone turns my comp on I will be like "YOU BROKE IT!!!!!"
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post #49 of 82
6/30/06 at 11:56pm
Here you are
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/BlueScreen.html
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post #50 of 82
7/1/06 at 12:14am
my favorite thing to do is to to a 180 degree screen rotation using nv rotate and ask someone WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!!!!!!-rotate your screen 90 degrees & try to use it...It's fricking impossible lol


Or take a screenshot of an open application with the background and save it as the desktop and watch as they try desperately to close the App
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post #51 of 82
7/1/06 at 12:46am
lmao
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post #52 of 82
7/2/06 at 12:59am
My friends and I pull this at LANs. We put a folder named "Horse Porn" on the victim's desktop. We then take a screenshot of the desktop and delete the folder. Then we set the screenshot as the desktop BG. The unwitting victim tries desperately to get rid of his horse porn
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post #53 of 82
9/19/06 at 7:16am
Works for me too on an Inspiron 6000.

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Originally Posted by ozzlo
I'm tempted to let it take longer to boot so that I can see the screen longer lol

How would you go about doing this? It's actually not a bad idea, and if you've got your contact info there, then it gives whoever has the laptop a bit of extra time to write it down.


My bootscreen
I'm gonna add a small Dell logo to a corner somewhere... it just seems wierd having a bootscreen without a company logo...
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post #54 of 82
9/19/06 at 10:04am
Thread Starter 
Instructions updated, Inspiron 6000 added
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post #55 of 82
3/9/07 at 6:26pm
TTT

Here are a few resized 16 colour .bmp's to add



Here's a few tips for anyone who wants to edit their pics, but like me doesnt know dick about image editing. Here's how you do it in adobe photoshop...

file>open>duh
image>Image Size...
-uncheck "Constrain Proportion"
-set width to 640 pixels
-set height to 480 pixels
-ok
image>mode>indexed colour...
-set palette to local
-colours=8
-forced=none
-uncheck transparencies
save as>*.bmp



For me, the best way to use this excelent tool was to extract the files in the dellsplash.ima image with WinImage, then just add them to a seperate folder to my existing multisession boot cd for flashing my video card bios. It makes adding new pictures down the line easier.
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post #56 of 82
3/10/07 at 9:04pm
Ok. Anyone know how to go back to Dell default screen?
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post #57 of 82
3/10/07 at 10:01pm
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Originally Posted by MrEvil
To get the old bootscreen back, assuming you're using Dell's utility you'd just type at the command prompt splash off
Havent tried it personally though Edit: Here's the rar'd executable for those who want to make it bootable themselves and too lazy to extract it from the first post Edit2: Also I just used the executable I linked to...the command for it is spl2 OFF to remove custom image Edit3: I've been having trouble with attachment space so now if you want to get the executable easy, another member has hosted SPL2.exe (and some other files) down in post #69
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post #58 of 82
3/10/07 at 11:56pm
Anyclue if this does work on an XPS M1710 or not?

I think that my idea boot would be my name and contact info in one corner and in the other a small Dell logo. Very prof.....
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post #59 of 82
3/11/07 at 11:42am
sounds neat, have to give this a try on my e1705.

edit: so there is definitely no way to get the animated progress bar (not a huge deal)

edit: also is there a way to change the Dell Media Direct boot bitmap screen to something else. (this would be really nice) Please someone !?!
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post #60 of 82
3/11/07 at 12:40pm
It works on my M1710 but after a couple hours of not being able to load my own pics I went back to default. The aliens pic was alright but I would much rather look at a dell logo than some frigging penguin.
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