I saw that you can change the BIOS screen of ThinkPads.
This is the README from the Windows BIOS update utility:
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* *
* NOTES ON CUSTOM START UP IMAGE *
* ------------------------------ *
* *
* THIS VERSION OF THE FLASH UPDATE PROGRAM GIVES THE OPTION OF *
* REPLACING (OR ELIMINATING) THE DEFAULT "LENOVO" IMAGE THAT IS *
* DISPLAYED DURING SYSTEM START UP. *
* *
* GUIDELINES FOR CUSTOM START UP IMAGE: *
* *
* 1. THE IMAGE FILE SIZE IS LIMITED TO 30KB. *
* 2. RESOLUTION OF THE IMAGE SHOULD BE LESS THAN 640X480. *
* 3. VALID FORMATS FOR THE IMAGE ARE AS FOLLOWS: *
* BITMAP (.BMP) FILE FORMAT *
* JPEG (.JPG) FILE FORMAT *
* GIF (.GIF) FILE FORMAT *
* *
* STEPS TO ENABLE CUSTOM START UP IMAGE: *
* *
* 1. PREPARE YOUR IMAGE AND COPY IT TO THE SAME PLACE WHERE *
* WINUPTP.EXE EXISTS. *
* 2. RENAME THE IMAGE AS FOLLOWS. *
* BITMAP FILE --> LOGO.BMP *
* JPEG FILE --> LOGO.JPG *
* GIF FILE --> LOGO.GIF *
* 3. RUN WINUPTP.EXE AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. *
* *
* AFTER YOU UPDATE THE BIOS ON YOUR SYSTEM, YOUR LOGO WILL *
* APPEAR ON THE STARTUP SCREEN. *
* *
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Is there any way to do this from Ubuntu? I do not have Windows installed.
