Adding a background image to GRUB

All you need to do to achieve this is add the following line to '/boot/grub/menu.list':

splashimage=(hd1,0)/boot/grub/<Name of xpm.gz file>

Ensure you have an xpm.gz file of the image you want in the directory '/boot/grub'.

You can also create your own xpm.gz files as long as they have the following specifications:

• They are 640x480 pixels big.
• There are only 15 colours (This can be done using GIMP (Optimal Palette).
• The image file is an xpm file that has been gzipped (gz).