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      simonbooth
      last edited by

      Hi,

      I recently updated Raspbian on my mirror and the custom boot splash screen has been replaced by the standard Raspbian one.

      Does anyone know how to put the custom MagicMirror splash screen back?

      Simon.

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        sdetweil @simonbooth
        last edited by

        @simonbooth the installer does this

        	THEME_DIR="/usr/share/plymouth/themes"
        	echo -e "\e[90mSplashscreen: Checking themes directory.\e[0m" | tee -a $logfile
        	if [ -d $THEME_DIR ]; then
        		echo -e "\e[90mSplashscreen: Create theme directory if not exists.\e[0m" | tee -a $logfile
        		if [ ! -d $THEME_DIR/MagicMirror ]; then
        			sudo mkdir $THEME_DIR/MagicMirror
        		fi
        
        		if sudo cp ~/MagicMirror/splashscreen/splash.png $THEME_DIR/MagicMirror/splash.png && sudo cp ~/MagicMirror/splashscreen/MagicMirror.plymouth $THEME_DIR/MagicMirror/MagicMirror.plymouth && sudo cp ~/MagicMirror/splashscreen/MagicMirror.script $THEME_DIR/MagicMirror/MagicMirror.script; then
        			echo
        			if [ "$(which plymouth-set-default-theme)." != "." ]; then
        				if sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R MagicMirror; then
        					echo -e "\e[92mSplashscreen: Changed theme to MagicMirror successfully.\e[0m" | tee -a $logfile
        

        u may only have to run the command

        sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R MagicMirror
        

        Sam

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          simonbooth @sdetweil
          last edited by

          @sdetweil many thanks!

          I will try this tonight!

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          • lavolp3L Offline
            lavolp3 Module Developer
            last edited by

            There is a custom boot splash screen??? :frowning_face_with_open_mouth: :dizzy_face: :smiling_face_with_heart-eyes:

            How to troubleshoot modules
            MMM-soccer v2, MMM-AVStock

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              sdetweil @lavolp3
              last edited by

              @lavolp3 yes

              Sam

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                sdetweil @lavolp3
                last edited by

                @lavolp3 splash.png

                Sam

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                  lavolp3 Module Developer @sdetweil
                  last edited by

                  @sdetweil is that only installed with your script? I don’t seem to have it on my mirror with the latest update.

                  How to troubleshoot modules
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                    sdetweil @lavolp3
                    last edited by

                    @lavolp3 it is/was installed as part of the original install script raspberry.sh, I didn’t change that except to
                    add some logging

                    # Check if plymouth is installed (default with PIXEL desktop environment), then install custom splashscreen.
                    echo -e "\e[96mCheck plymouth installation ...\e[0m" | tee -a $logfile
                    if command_exists plymouth; then
                    	THEME_DIR="/usr/share/plymouth/themes"
                    	echo -e "\e[90mSplashscreen: Checking themes directory.\e[0m" | tee -a $logfile
                    	if [ -d $THEME_DIR ]; then
                    		echo -e "\e[90mSplashscreen: Create theme directory if not exists.\e[0m" | tee -a $logfile
                    		if [ ! -d $THEME_DIR/MagicMirror ]; then
                    			sudo mkdir $THEME_DIR/MagicMirror
                    		fi
                    
                    		if sudo cp ~/MagicMirror/splashscreen/splash.png $THEME_DIR/MagicMirror/splash.png && sudo cp ~/MagicMirror/splashscreen/MagicMirror.plymouth $THEME_DIR/MagicMirror/MagicMirror.plymouth && sudo cp ~/MagicMirror/splashscreen/MagicMirror.script $THEME_DIR/MagicMirror/MagicMirror.script; then
                    			echo
                    			if [ "$(which plymouth-set-default-theme)." != "." ]; then
                    				if sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R MagicMirror; then
                    					echo -e "\e[92mSplashscreen: Changed theme to MagicMirror successfully.\e[0m" | tee -a $logfile
                    				else
                    					echo -e "\e[91mSplashscreen: Couldn't change theme to MagicMirror!\e[0m" | tee -a $logfile
                    				fi
                    			fi
                    		else
                    			echo -e "\e[91mSplashscreen: Copying theme failed!\e[0m" | tee -a $logfile
                    		fi
                    	else
                    		echo -e "\e[91mSplashscreen: Themes folder doesn't exist!\e[0m" | tee -a $logfile
                    	fi
                    else
                    	echo -e "\e[93mplymouth is not installed.\e[0m" | tee -a $logfile
                    fi
                    

                    Sam

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                      lavolp3 Module Developer @sdetweil
                      last edited by

                      @sdetweil Interesting, so it is currently only present on new installations. Updaters from earlier install don’t get this paticular upgrade.
                      I guess I really need to take some time to look into your script and use it for future updates.
                      Thanks for the explanations!

                      How to troubleshoot modules
                      MMM-soccer v2, MMM-AVStock

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                        sdetweil @lavolp3
                        last edited by sdetweil

                        @lavolp3 correct. Only installed during initial install.

                        I didn’t create the installer script, only updated it and made it handle more environments.
                        Like the node/npm installs used to be one thing, they are separated now.
                        The old code installed node. And then failed cause npm wasn’t installed.

                        The pm2 install was hard coded to one is platform. I fixed that.

                        It only handled one screensaver config. I fixed that.

                        And added logging.

                        Then I made an upgrade script

                        The upgrade script does what you would do.
                        Download the code, npm install. And then npm install in all the active module folders where there is a package.json file

                        Sam

                        How to add modules

                        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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