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Omnimaga => News => Topic started by: critor on January 16, 2013, 04:50:14 pm

Title: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: critor on January 16, 2013, 04:50:14 pm: In a previous news (http://tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11115), we discovered that the startup background of the TI-Nspire CX and CM was not stored within the Boot1 or Boot2 but directly in the first 128KB of the Flash NAND memory! :o

This enabled us to get a graphic startup in the TI-Nspire emulator, using the undocumented /PM parameter:
(http://i11.servimg.com/u/f11/13/23/13/53/nspire10.png)

And remember the NAND memory can be fully reprogrammed using nsNandMgr! ;)

The new nsNandMgr version released this evening includes additional dumping/flashing options for the first 128KB called the 'manuf' area.

For exemple, we could delete all boot graphics to get the default B&W startup screen:
(http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=13&image_id=1890)

After ThemeEditor from Levak, customize your TI-Nspire CX even further!
Imagine you could choose your TI-Nspire CX and CM startup background!
In our current understanding of the format, for now we can only change sizes, locations, and rotate colors for the different elements:

For the first time in the world this evening, here are the first custom boot graphics on a TI-Nspire CX:
(http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=13&image_id=1891)

Imagine booting your TI-Nspire CX with the background of your choice: your TI-Nspire CX would become unique! ;)
Or imagine a background on which you would write your own name: you TI-Nspire CX would then be signed electronically against theft, and almost permanently since only OS 3.1 with Ndless and nsNandMgr could erase your signature!

Stay connected for more discoveries and achievements soon! ;)

Source & download:
http://tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11120&lang=en
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: TIfanx1999 on January 16, 2013, 04:58:55 pm: Cool stuff, complete custom boot up screens will be a cool addition in the foreseeable future. :)
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: Augs on January 16, 2013, 05:00:48 pm: Great critor! You did it once again.
Title: Re: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: TheNlightenedOne on January 16, 2013, 05:16:09 pm: What format are the startup images in?
Anyway, nice job critor!
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: epic7 on January 16, 2013, 05:55:39 pm: NIES!

I think it would be cool to have a custom ndless-themed background
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: AzNg0d1030 on January 16, 2013, 06:06:59 pm: I just saw the picture with the edit where the loading bar was at the bottom and I just thought:

DAYUUMMMMM!!!
This is wonderful!
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: Sorunome on January 16, 2013, 06:41:05 pm: That's pretty cool, I would put there a derpy hooves background :P
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on January 16, 2013, 07:16:53 pm: Very nice. Now to change that logo so we can have a Windows loading screen to trick people into thinking we got Windows 3.1 or something :P
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: Darl181 on January 16, 2013, 07:36:38 pm: Hm, I'm wondering if this can eventually turn into a grub/burg sort of thing for linux dual-boot stuffs. Tho that would prolly have more to do with the loading itself than the theme..? Come to think of it this is more like plymouth than a selector anyways...

Anyways, :crazy:
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: annoyingcalc on January 16, 2013, 08:25:16 pm: Hmm not sure what I should put gangnam style, or windows XP bootup
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: Nick on January 17, 2013, 12:13:51 am: Quote from: annoyingcalc on January 16, 2013, 08:25:16 pm
Hmm not sure what I should put gangnam style, or windows XP bootup
Nah, I'd go with the ubuntu bootscreen, nice, clean, and it's ubuntu, what else do you want :)
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: ElementCoder on January 17, 2013, 03:15:53 am: Quote from: Nick on January 17, 2013, 12:13:51 am
Quote from: annoyingcalc on January 16, 2013, 08:25:16 pm
Hmm not sure what I should put gangnam style, or windows XP bootup
Nah, I'd go with the ubuntu bootscreen, nice, clean, and it's ubuntu, what else do you want :)
Or even better, a Crysis loading screen :P
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: Darl181 on January 17, 2013, 05:26:37 am: Quote from: ElementCoder on January 17, 2013, 03:15:53 am
Quote from: Nick on January 17, 2013, 12:13:51 am
Quote from: annoyingcalc on January 16, 2013, 08:25:16 pm
Hmm not sure what I should put gangnam style, or windows XP bootup
Nah, I'd go with the ubuntu bootscreen, nice, clean, and it's ubuntu, what else do you want :)
Or even better, a Crysis loading screen :P
How about just something like
(http://clrhome.org/homer/Validating%20OS...%D6%D6%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%201%25.gif)
:P
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: Stefan Bauwens on January 17, 2013, 05:54:02 am: That's awesome Critor!
I'm wondering if it's only pictures you can set as backgrounds, or could you also put something else. :P
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: Nick on January 17, 2013, 08:29:06 am: Would it be possible to set the data real-time? If so, maybe some Ndless hack could make the boot messages (serial) print to the screen, that would be awesome :) but I'm afraid that won't be really possible xs

Quote from: Stefan Bauwens on January 17, 2013, 05:54:02 am
That's awesome Critor!
I'm wondering if it's only pictures you can set as backgrounds, or could you also put something else. :P
What do you mean with something else? An animation?
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: epic7 on January 17, 2013, 10:44:06 am: Now, how do I start making my boot screen :P
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: ElementCoder on January 17, 2013, 10:50:51 am: Quote from: Nick on January 17, 2013, 08:29:06 am
Would it be possible to set the data real-time? If so, maybe some Ndless hack could make the boot messages (serial) print to the screen, that would be awesome :) but I'm afraid that won't be really possible xs

Quote from: Stefan Bauwens on January 17, 2013, 05:54:02 am
That's awesome Critor!
I'm wondering if it's only pictures you can set as backgrounds, or could you also put something else. :P
What do you mean with something else? An animation?
I think he means this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: Nick on January 17, 2013, 11:05:44 am: Quote from: ElementCoder on January 17, 2013, 10:50:51 am
Quote from: Nick on January 17, 2013, 08:29:06 am
Would it be possible to set the data real-time? If so, maybe some Ndless hack could make the boot messages (serial) print to the screen, that would be awesome :) but I'm afraid that won't be really possible xs

Quote from: Stefan Bauwens on January 17, 2013, 05:54:02 am
That's awesome Critor!
I'm wondering if it's only pictures you can set as backgrounds, or could you also put something else. :P
What do you mean with something else? An animation?
I think he means this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
t=10s
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: Stefan Bauwens on January 17, 2013, 01:08:03 pm: Quote from: ElementCoder on January 17, 2013, 10:50:51 am
Quote from: Nick on January 17, 2013, 08:29:06 am
Would it be possible to set the data real-time? If so, maybe some Ndless hack could make the boot messages (serial) print to the screen, that would be awesome :) but I'm afraid that won't be really possible xs

Quote from: Stefan Bauwens on January 17, 2013, 05:54:02 am
That's awesome Critor!
I'm wondering if it's only pictures you can set as backgrounds, or could you also put something else. :P
What do you mean with something else? An animation?
I think he means this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
Yeah. :P
What I meant was an animation or maybe even a program.
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: TheNlightenedOne on January 17, 2013, 03:36:20 pm: Any way this could work on Classics? And how does one make the bootup screen? ???
Title: Re: Custom Boot graphics on TI-Nspire CX !
Post by: TheNlightenedOne on January 27, 2013, 03:01:05 pm: Quote from: TheNlightenedOne on January 17, 2013, 03:36:20 pm
Any way this could work on Classics? And how does one make the bootup screen? ???

Bump, I think a lot of us would like to know how to make the boot screens, and I'm curious about the classics