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post 'Nice Looking Boot Screen Without Plymouth'

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## Custom initcpio hooks ## Custom initcpio hooks
You can place custom shell scripts in `/etc/initcpio/hooks`, and have a script You can place custom shell scripts in `/etc/initcpio/hooks`, and have a script
to install it to the initramfs in `/etc/initcpio/install`. This is more detailed to install it to the initramfs in `/etc/initcpio/install`. This is detailed further
in the [Arch Linux wiki page](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/mkinitcpio). in the [Arch Linux wiki page](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/mkinitcpio).
You'll want to create a file named "welcome" or any other name you want in You'll want to create a file named "welcome" or any other name you want in
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ like:
``` ```
#!/bin/sh #!/bin/sh
run_hook() { run_hook() {
echo -e "Welcome to YOUR_COMPUTER, YOUR_NAME." echo -e "Welcome to YOUR_COMPUTER, YOUR_NAME."
echo -e "Getting everything set up for you..." echo -e "Getting everything set up for you..."
@@ -104,4 +103,5 @@ type the correct password, I'm greeted by my laptop, and it loads everything up.
I hope this has been helpful not only for making a cool boot screen without I hope this has been helpful not only for making a cool boot screen without
Plymouth, but I hope I also helped you learn more about how Arch Linux boots its Plymouth, but I hope I also helped you learn more about how Arch Linux boots its
system using an initramfs. system using an initramfs. If anything is unclear, email me via the address at
the bottom of the page, and I'll update this post.