https://github.com/zoomten/sgi-esque-grub-theme

Retro GRUB theme resembling that of the bootup screen in Silicon Graphics systems.
https://github.com/zoomten/sgi-esque-grub-theme

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Retro GRUB theme resembling that of the bootup screen in Silicon Graphics systems.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/zoomten/sgi-esque-grub-theme
• Owner: ZoomTen
• Created: 2022-07-10T13:15:53.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-07-10T13:16:27.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-16T11:54:11.669Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: grub-theme, retro, sgi
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• Size: 1.35 MB
• Stars: 18
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# SGI-esque GRUB 2 Theme

A pretty retro GRUB theme inspired by the boot up visuals on Silicon Graphics systems like the Indy.

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![Theme in 1080p](_screenshots/boot_1080.png)

## HOWTO

1. Determine if you want to use 1080p or a higher resoultion for GRUB. Keep in mind that using a higher resolution may result in high console input latency on some machines.

    * **You want to use >=1080p:** Delete the beginning hash/number symbol from `SGI/theme.txt`, lines 48 - 54. Then follow additional instructions in step 3.

    * **You DON'T want to use >=1080p:** Leave the files be.

2. Copy the `SGI` folder into your GRUB's themes directory, e.g. `/boot/grub/themes/`. You may need root privileges.

3. Set `GRUB_THEME` in your GRUB configuration (e.g. in `/etc/default/grub`) to point to the newly-copied directory.

    * **IF you want to use >=1080p:** Make sure `GRUB_GFXMODE=1920x1080`.

4. Rebuild the GRUB configuration. (e.g. `grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg`)

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![Theme in 800x600 (menu)](_screenshots/boot_600_1.png)

![Theme in 800x600 (terminal)](_screenshots/boot_600_2.png)