@JGuru-Mandriva Linux has an option to use both the bootloaders i.e. LILO or GRUB. I chose GRUB cos it's better lookwise.
@Sykora
Well i changed my Grub splashimage following the instructions given in the DIGIT's Fast Tract to Linux. In case you didn't get the issue, here is how:
Requirements:
1. The image depth has to be 14 colors with maximum 640x480 resolution & in the xpm format.
2. You have to be the root.
Steps:
1. To convert the image's format & resolution, use the following command:
# convert -depth 8 -colors 14 -resize 640x480 /home/user/pictures/photo.jpg /home/user/pictures/photo.xpm
considering yur image is in jpeg format (change it to the image format u r using) & your image file is in /home/user/pictures directory.
2. Compress the image to 'gz' format: Use the following command
a) If u are working from the directory where the image is saved, do the following:
# gzip photo.xpm
b) If u are working from another directory, do the following:
# gzip /home/user/pictures/photo.xpm
3. Now copy the image to /boot/grub where the splashimage file is located:
# cp /home/user/pictures/photo.xpm.gz /boot/grub
4. The last step is to edit the grub's config file. Open the grub.conf (or menu.lst for mandriva) that's in /boot/grub. Pass the following command:
# kwrite menu.lst
or if you are working from another directory
# kwrite /boot/grub/menu.lst
This will open the grub configuration file in kwrite. Look for the line 'splashimage=' (in case of mandriva there is no = sign) & change the path of the splash screen image from /grub/*.xpm.gz to /grub/photo.xpm.gz (as in our example). The * is the default filename, which is different for different distros.
Now reboot your system to see the change in grub's screen.
Hope i've explained it well enough, n good luck