gfxboot examples fail to run

[ronny]

All examples in the gfxboot-examples package fail to run (except example 1). Here are the steps to reproduce the problem:

$ cd /usr/share/gfxboot/themes/example_02/
$ sudo make
$ gfxboot -p -b isolinux -a /usr/share/gfxboot/themes/example_02/bootlogo

A short test with dtrace shows that the "findfile" command always leaves "0" instead of the pointer to the file on the stack. Looks like there is a bug in findfile or the syntax of findfile has changed and the examples still use the old syntax but I'm just guessing here...

[Mélodie (meets)]

Hi,
I also meet with issues with gfxboot-examples.

While trying to use the gftxtest command line, it fails where ever I am located in the console:

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$ pwd
/usr/share/gfxboot
$ gfxtest -t /usr/share/gfxboot/themes/example_03
error: gfxtest must be run from /usr/share/gfxboot

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I also tried as root and met with the same error message. I tried several example themes.

I have tried making a new bootlogo, using a 800x600 jpg image, which weights 16 Kio only.
I followed the instructions provided in the example_07.bc file:

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% To use this example to boot from a real CD-ROM, do:
%
% # make -C themes/example_07
% # mkdir /tmp/foo
% # gfxboot -a themes/example_07/bootlogo --expand-archive /tmp/foo
% # cp /tmp/foo/* to_the_dir_on_your_ISO_where_isolinux.bin_is
%
% and add a line 'ui gfxboot bootlogo' to isolinux.cfg.

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When using it in an iso being built, to replace the one installed into the isolinux directory, (using Ubuntu Builder to create a custom iso), the next iso created fails to display any start, and does not boot.