Correct usplash image size

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 ARTICLE TESTED FOR FOLLOWING VERSIONS OF LINUX MINT
Felicia (Mint 6)
Elyssa (Mint 5)


This HowTo can also be found in our forums [1].

Depending on the resolution and size of your monitor, the usplash image with Linux Mint may not fill the whole screen during boot. Usplash is the screen that shows the progress during the boot process. This has been tested and works for lcd with a resolution of 800x600 - 1280x1024.


Open Terminal and enter the following: 

gksu gedit /etc/usplash.conf


Change the xres setting to xres=800 and the yres setting to yres=640 and then save the file and close. Replace the value of xres and yres by one of your screen resolution to match.


From the terminal enter the following 

sudo update-initramfs -u

Restart the computer.

It may take a few attempts with different resolutions, if it does not work right away.

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