bootsplash.de/files
you really need to recompile the kernel
follow these commands:
1st step - add bootsplash.de/files/debian to our apt sources list
#echo "deb
http://www.bootsplash.de/files/debian/ unstable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
2nd step - update our local package list
#apt-get update
3rd step - install the kernel source, the bootsplash patch, debian kernel packaging tools
#apt-get install kernel-source-2.6.7 kernel-package libncurses5-dev kernel-patch-bootsplash -y
4th step - unpack kernel, and apply patch
#cd /usr/src
#tar -jxf kernel-source-2.6.7.tar.bz2
#cd kernel-source-2.6.7 && ../kernel-patch/all/apply/bootsplash
5th step - configure kernel for bootsplash
#make menuconfig
Code maturity level options --->[*] Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers
Processor type and features --->[*] MTRR (Memory Type Range Register) support
Device Drivers --->
Block devices --->
<*> Loopback device support
<*> RAM disk support
(4096) Default RAM disk size[*] Initial RAM disk (initrd) support
Graphics support --->[*] Support for frame buffer devices[*] VESA VGA graphics support
Console display driver support --->[*] Video mode selection support
<*> Framebuffer Console support
Bootsplash configuration --->[*] Bootup splash screen
6th step - compile the kernel and install kernel
#make-kpkg clean && make-kpkg kernel_image
#dpkg -i ../kernel-image-2.6.7*deb
