How to change splash image in CentOS 7 grub2

[MakeMe50Cent]

Hi,

How can I change grub2 splash screen in CentOS 7? I've searched google but I've found only how to do it in ubuntu. Because different paths, tools, etc. it is not working in CentOS 7. Please, help me change grub2 splash screen.

Thanks,
MakeMe50Cent

[MakeMe50Cent]

Finally, I resolved it by myself...
The problem occured bacause I missed step number 3 in following list. For those who still don't know how to do it:

1) create/convert your splash picture to .tga in gimp

2) edit /etc/default/grub and add line:
GRUB_BACKGROUND="/path/to/your/tga/file.tga"

3) edit /etc/default/grub and comment following line:
GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT="console"

4) run:
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

5) reboot and enjoy your work!

[nDman]

Wow, finally a working trick. Thanks for posting it

[sprite_]

This does not work with my machine. I am using EFI to boot. Can you help?

root:[~]# cat /etc/default/grub
GRUB_TIMEOUT="3"
GRUB_DEFAULT="saved"
GRUB_DISABLE_SUBMENU="true"
GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT="console"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="crashkernel=auto rhgb quiet acpi_backlight=vendor"
GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="elevator=cfq transparent_hugepage=never"
GRUB_BACKGROUND="/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/FootFall.tga"


grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/centos/grub.cfg

[giulix63]

Did you carry out step #3? From your post it would seem you too missed that one...

[ericson007]

For step 3 change your path to

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/boot/efi/EFI/centos/grub.cnf

[hamtrix]

Guys!
make sure to 'chmod +x' your image file in whatever directory it is.
I troed everything with no success thousand times until I changed the file permission and it was done.
Thanks.

[kapil0711]

still facing same issue, splash image is not showing.

steps followed

vim /etc/default/grub

GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT="console"
GRUB_BACKGROUND=”/home/kss/Pictures/edit.tga”

chmod +x /home/kss/Pictures/edit.tga

grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

reboot PC still not gettting the splash image

[TrevorH]

I'd copy that file to somewhere under /boot as /home could potentially be on a different, unmounted filesystem.

[TranceFormator]

Changing CentOS 7 Grub Background
(CentOS Linux release 7.3.1611, x86_64)

1. Prepare a newfile.tga. Mine is 640x480, exported as targa with the Gimp as tga. It is also -rw-r--r-- root:root (but user does not matter)
2. Edit grub:

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vi /etc/default/grub

Two changes:
GRUB_BACKGROUND="/boot/grub/newfile.tga"
#GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT="console"
Now it looks like this:

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GRUB_BACKGROUND="/boot/grub/newfile.tga"
GRUB_TIMEOUT=3
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="$(sed 's, release .*$,,g' /etc/system-release)"
GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_DISABLE_SUBMENU=true
#GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT="console"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rd.lvm.lv=centos/swap crashkernel=auto selinux=0 rd.lvm.lv=centos/root vconsole.font=latarcyrheb-sun16 vconsole.keymap=de rhgb quiet"
GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"

3. update-grub CentOS style:

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grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

4. Reboot n´enjoy:

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init 6

Greetings, TranceFormator.