INTRODUCTION

This is a theme for Usplash, the default boot splash manager of Ubuntu-based distribution. It has been made by using images and ideas from the Bootsplash Theme named Fingerprint, released under GPL in kde-look site. 
Credits for the original work go to peterson, the author of bootsplash theme. If you want, you can find the original theme here: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=29662

LICENCE

The theme is released under GPL licence, as the original one.

PREREQUISITES

1 - In order to install this theme, you should have Usplash well configured and installed. If you don't please try

		sudo apt-get install usplash

	or in debian systems
	
		su
		apt-get install usplash

2-  You also need a booting screen resolution of 1024x768. To set it, please open your grub configuration file
         
		sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
    
	find the paragraph about your current kernel version, and add the string
     
        	vga=791
   
	at the end of the kernel section, without modifying pre-existing values. 

	For example if this is your current configuration
	
		title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic
		root (hd0,4)
		kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash locale=en_EN
		initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-10-generic
		boot

	you should add the string to this line

		kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash locale=en_EN

	which will become

		kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash locale=en_EN vga=791
 
INSTALLATION

Now that everything is well set, we'll install the new theme. Fisrt of all copy the file contained in this directory, named 'usplash-theme-fingerprint.so' insto your Desktop. Now open a terminal and digit
		
		cd
		cd Desktop
		sudo cp usplash-theme-fingerprint.so /usr/lib/usplash
		sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-artwork.so usplash-artwork.so /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-fingerprint.so 10
		sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so

And choose the righ value (write the number displayed near the file called 'usplash-theme-fingerprint.so' then press Return to confirm)

Now update your system booting process by digiting in terminal
		
		sudo update-initramfs -u

CHECK

IMPORTANT: preview will only run if you modified your grub configuration and then rebooted! If you didn't this won't work!

If you want to check the installation before rebooting please write in a terminal

		sudo usplash -c

Then to come back to the gnome desktop

		ctrl+alt+F7

AUTHOR

My name's Andrea Olivato, on web Embrace,and you can contact me at embrace@ubuntu.tk or using jabber at embrace@jabber.org