Tired of The Old Boring Default Mac OS Boot Logo… Change it Easily!
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I’m a fan of nostalgia. I love retro computing, I love classic hardware, I love vintage operating systems. So when this application crossed my way, I had to use it.
BootXChanger makes it stupidly simple to change your Mac’s boot logo. Turn the drab boring Apple logo into something that means something to you! In the DMG they include a few sample images ranging from the original rainbow Apple logo to the classic 2-bit B&W “Happy Mac”.
There are also instructions on how to create your own boot logo, but the developer cautions you about the VERY strict requirements that are necessary to get the logo to display. My advice stick with the stock ones.
You can’t best the price: Free! Thanks Anthony!
Tired of The Old Boring Default #mac OS Boot Logo? Change it Easily with BootXChanger – http://tinyurl.com/mcvdwn (uneasysilence.com) #tools
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Bored of the same old Apple Boot Logo on your Mac? Change it – http://bit.ly/SWLlJ
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Bored of the same old Apple Boot Logo on your Mac? Change it – http://bit.ly/SWLlJ (via @smokingapples)
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Bored of the same old Apple Boot Logo on your Mac? Change it – http://bit.ly/SWLlJ (via @smokingapples) FUN!
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Bored of the same old Apple Boot Logo on your Mac? Change it – http://bit.ly/SWLlJ (via @smokingapples)
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Bored of the same old Apple Boot Logo on your Mac? Change it – http://bit.ly/SWLlJ (via @smokingapples)
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EPIC RT @smokingapples: Bored of the same old Apple Boot Logo on your Mac? Change it – http://bit.ly/SWLlJ
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EPIC RT @smokingapples: Bored of the same old Apple Boot Logo on your Mac? Change it – http://bit.ly/SWLlJ
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Cambia el logo de inicio de tu mac os x http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2009/07/14339/
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Tired of The Old Boring Default Mac OS Boot Logo… Change it Easily! http://bit.ly/TaXua I love nostalgia :)
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Just changed my boot logo to the rainbow Apple logo and it looks awesome! http://bit.ly/SWLlJ (via @smokingapples)
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Very nice, but foes anybody know a way to change the startup sound as well?
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Very nice, but foes anybody know a way to change the startup sound as well?
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does it also change your startup logo when the startuplogo is not the usual apple? like, when you have a hard drive problem? or an other problem that prevents your mac from booting?
it’s just a detail, but an important one, not?
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does it also change your startup logo when the startuplogo is not the usual apple? like, when you have a hard drive problem? or an other problem that prevents your mac from booting?
it’s just a detail, but an important one, not?
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I remember when I changed the login screen on my XP machine. After I did an update, the computer would not boot. Had to reformat. I wonder who the genius at MS was that decided that should happen.
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I remember when I changed the login screen on my XP machine. After I did an update, the computer would not boot. Had to reformat. I wonder who the genius at MS was that decided that should happen.
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Yes, and lets get rid of that pesky Apple logo on the back of screen as well. Put in the windows startup sound, and change the apple menu to START.
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Yes, and lets get rid of that pesky Apple logo on the back of screen as well. Put in the windows startup sound, and change the apple menu to START.
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I do not believe so. It’s changing the one image and that’s it.
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I do not believe so. It’s changing the one image and that’s it.
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Awsome quick mod that most mac users are unaware of, it will make my mac stand out from the crowd and a talking point :o)
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Awsome quick mod that most mac users are unaware of, it will make my mac stand out from the crowd and a talking point :o)
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This 100% does not work with the next version of Leopard. Too bad! Hopefully, it’s just a 64-bit problem.
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This 100% does not work with the next version of Leopard. Too bad! Hopefully, it’s just a 64-bit problem.
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Okay, I 100% spoke too soon. It works fine, I just forgot to copy it to my app folder. It would crash trying to run it from mount.
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Okay, I 100% spoke too soon. It works fine, I just forgot to copy it to my app folder. It would crash trying to run it from mount.
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So you’re going to sit in public constantly rebooting your computer until someone talks to you?
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So you’re going to sit in public constantly rebooting your computer until someone talks to you?
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i can make a black and white image work on this!!
even using 4 colors…
i’m using photoshop cs4 png 8bit
128×128…
any clue?
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i can make a black and white image work on this!!
even using 4 colors…
i’m using photoshop cs4 png 8bit
128×128…
any clue?
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3 x 4 = sixteen?
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3 x 4 = sixteen?
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I have tried this this morning and the images I have tried to use that I made are smaller then the samples and still no joy. bummer.
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I have tried this this morning and the images I have tried to use that I made are smaller then the samples and still no joy. bummer.
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No but its a talking point with other mac geeks i know and hang out with.
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No but its a talking point with other mac geeks i know and hang out with.
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I can’t get it to work… Can someone help me out? Here’s my PSD
http://files.me.com/ntippie/128i4e
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I can’t get it to work… Can someone help me out? Here’s my PSD
http://files.me.com/ntippie/128i4e
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If I’m not mistaken, those other logos are all part of your machine’s firmware. The Apple logo you normally see is stored in one of Mac OS X’s system files, so it only gets accessed if your Mac is able to load the operating system successfully. If there’s some problem that happens before OS X can even be started, the firmware is on its own until you can fix it, so the other "error" images have to be stored there. I’m unaware if there’s any way to hack new images into a firmware updater, and even if there is, it’s probably a really bad idea. The firmware is the one thing standing between your Mac and oblivion, so making relatively blind changes to it isn’t the best thing to do. With OS X, even if BootXChanger somehow messes up and your kernel or somesuch is borked, at least the firmware is still there to help you reinstall it.
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If I’m not mistaken, those other logos are all part of your machine’s firmware. The Apple logo you normally see is stored in one of Mac OS X’s system files, so it only gets accessed if your Mac is able to load the operating system successfully. If there’s some problem that happens before OS X can even be started, the firmware is on its own until you can fix it, so the other "error" images have to be stored there. I’m unaware if there’s any way to hack new images into a firmware updater, and even if there is, it’s probably a really bad idea. The firmware is the one thing standing between your Mac and oblivion, so making relatively blind changes to it isn’t the best thing to do. With OS X, even if BootXChanger somehow messes up and your kernel or somesuch is borked, at least the firmware is still there to help you reinstall it.
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is the startup logo restricted to 16 colors?
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is the startup logo restricted to 16 colors?
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It’s a shame that Apple broke tradition and dumped the ‘happy Mac’ icon. The grey apple is a little boring.
I have used BootXChanger before, it works well, except that the replacement icon gets lost after some software updates and has to be re-applied.
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It’s a shame that Apple broke tradition and dumped the ‘happy Mac’ icon. The grey apple is a little boring.
I have used BootXChanger before, it works well, except that the replacement icon gets lost after some software updates and has to be re-applied.
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is it hackintosh safe?
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is it hackintosh safe?
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searches for his eWorld icon. Anyone remember this?
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searches for his eWorld icon. Anyone remember this?
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Thanks for pointing that out, Adrian! For some reason my brain saw four columns of icons, not three… Fixed it.
TUAWSteve
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Thanks for pointing that out, Adrian! For some reason my brain saw four columns of icons, not three… Fixed it.
TUAWSteve
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Replace the standard MAC OS Boot Logo – http://is.gd/1PECJ
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Not sure if you can change it, but you can disable it with MacPilot for sure, but you might be able to do it with Onyx.
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Not sure if you can change it, but you can disable it with MacPilot for sure, but you might be able to do it with Onyx.
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Slik bytter du ut eplelogoen som kommer når du booter Mac OS X, enkelt: http://tr.im/uniC
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Tired of The Old Boring Default Mac OS Boot Logo… Change it Easily! http://ff.im/-5Q2qA
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No, the startup sound is coded onto the EFI chip so it cannot be changed.
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No, the startup sound is coded onto the EFI chip so it cannot be changed.
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easy way to change startup logo on OS X http://bit.ly/13FsOu
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