# Meshtastic Firmware Hacks ### Custom Boot Logo & Message - Download & install [PlatformIO](https://platformio.org/platformio-ide) - `git clone https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware.git` - `cd firmware && git submodule update --init` - Use [XMB Viewer](https://windows87.github.io/xbm-viewer-converter/) to convert an image to XMB - The data from this goes in `firmware/src/graphics/img/icon.xbm` ### Custom boot message - Navigate to `firmware/src/graphics/Screen.cpp` - Find & replace `const char *title = "meshtastic.org";` with your custom message. ### Custom screen color - Navigate to `src/graphics/TFTDisplay.cpp` - Find & replace `#define TFT_MESH COLOR565(0x67, 0xEA, 0x94)` with your custom color. ### Custom alert sound (for T-Deck & devices with a buzzer) - From the mobile app, click the 3 dots on the top right, and select `Radio configuration` - Under `Module configuration`, select `External Notification` - Scroll down & you will see a `Ringtone` option that takes [RTTTL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_Tone_Text_Transfer_Language) formatted tones. As far as I know, at the time of writing this, the onyl way to change the Ringtone is from the App... ## Compile & flash firmware - Select `PlatformIO: Pick Project Environment` & select your board. - Run `PLatformIO: Build` to compile the firmware. - Place device in DFU mode & plug in to the computer - Do `PlatformIO: Upload` to send the firmware to the device - Press the RESET button or reboot your device. See [here](https://meshtastic.org/docs/development/firmware/build/) for more information building & flashing custom firmware.