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+#!/bin/bash
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Anthias Player — Silent Boot Setup
+# Runs on the Pi HOST (not inside containers).
+# Idempotent: safe to run multiple times, patches only once.
+#
+# What it does:
+#   1. Disables rainbow splash & firmware boot delay
+#   2. Silences kernel output (quiet, no logos, no cursor)
+#   3. Redirects console from tty1 to tty3 (invisible)
+#   4. Disables login prompt on the display (getty@tty1)
+#   5. Installs fbi and creates a splash service that shows
+#      the Anthias standby image immediately on boot
+#
+# Usage:
+#   sudo bash bin/setup_silent_boot.sh
+#
+# A reboot is required after the first run.
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCREENLY_DIR="${HOME}/.screenly"
+FLAG="${SCREENLY_DIR}/.silent-boot-done"
+
+# Detect config file locations (Pi OS Bookworm vs older)
+if [ -f /boot/firmware/config.txt ]; then
+    CONFIG="/boot/firmware/config.txt"
+    CMDLINE="/boot/firmware/cmdline.txt"
+elif [ -f /boot/config.txt ]; then
+    CONFIG="/boot/config.txt"
+    CMDLINE="/boot/cmdline.txt"
+else
+    echo "[silent-boot] ERROR: Cannot find config.txt"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Splash image: use standby.png from Anthias static files
+SCREENLY_DIR_RESOLVED="$(eval echo ~${SUDO_USER:-$USER})/.screenly"
+SPLASH_IMG="${SCREENLY_DIR_RESOLVED}/splash.png"
+
+# Try to find standby.png in common locations
+SPLASH_SRC=""
+for candidate in \
+    "$(eval echo ~${SUDO_USER:-$USER})/screenly/static/img/standby.png" \
+    "/usr/src/app/static/img/standby.png" \
+    "/data/screenly/staticfiles/img/standby.png"; do
+    if [ -f "$candidate" ]; then
+        SPLASH_SRC="$candidate"
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ -f "$FLAG" ]; then
+    echo "[silent-boot] Already configured, skipping."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "[silent-boot] Configuring silent boot..."
+
+# ── 1. config.txt — disable rainbow splash and boot delay ──
+if ! grep -q "disable_splash=1" "$CONFIG" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "" >> "$CONFIG"
+    echo "# Anthias: silent boot" >> "$CONFIG"
+    echo "disable_splash=1" >> "$CONFIG"
+    echo "boot_delay=0" >> "$CONFIG"
+    echo "[silent-boot] Patched config.txt"
+else
+    echo "[silent-boot] config.txt already patched"
+fi
+
+# ── 2. cmdline.txt — silent kernel boot ──
+CMDLINE_CONTENT=$(cat "$CMDLINE")
+CHANGED=false
+
+# Replace console=tty1 → console=tty3
+if echo "$CMDLINE_CONTENT" | grep -q "console=tty1"; then
+    CMDLINE_CONTENT=$(echo "$CMDLINE_CONTENT" | sed 's/console=tty1/console=tty3/')
+    CHANGED=true
+fi
+
+# Add silent parameters
+for param in "quiet" "loglevel=0" "logo.nologo" "vt.global_cursor_default=0" "consoleblank=0"; do
+    if ! echo "$CMDLINE_CONTENT" | grep -q "$param"; then
+        CMDLINE_CONTENT="$CMDLINE_CONTENT $param"
+        CHANGED=true
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ "$CHANGED" = true ]; then
+    echo "$CMDLINE_CONTENT" > "$CMDLINE"
+    echo "[silent-boot] Patched cmdline.txt"
+else
+    echo "[silent-boot] cmdline.txt already patched"
+fi
+
+# ── 3. Disable getty on tty1 (login prompt on screen) ──
+if systemctl is-enabled getty@tty1.service &>/dev/null; then
+    systemctl disable getty@tty1.service 2>/dev/null || true
+    echo "[silent-boot] Disabled getty@tty1"
+else
+    echo "[silent-boot] getty@tty1 already disabled"
+fi
+
+# ── 4. Install fbi for framebuffer splash ──
+if ! command -v fbi &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "[silent-boot] Installing fbi..."
+    apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq fbi
+    echo "[silent-boot] fbi installed"
+else
+    echo "[silent-boot] fbi already installed"
+fi
+
+# ── 5. Copy splash image ──
+if [ -n "$SPLASH_SRC" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$SPLASH_IMG")"
+    cp "$SPLASH_SRC" "$SPLASH_IMG"
+    echo "[silent-boot] Splash image copied from $SPLASH_SRC"
+else
+    echo "[silent-boot] WARNING: standby.png not found, splash service will not show an image"
+    echo "[silent-boot] You can copy one manually to $SPLASH_IMG"
+fi
+
+# ── 6. Create splash systemd service ──
+cat > /etc/systemd/system/anthias-splash.service << UNIT
+[Unit]
+Description=Anthias boot splash
+DefaultDependencies=no
+After=local-fs.target
+Before=docker.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/fbi -d /dev/fb0 --noverbose -a -T 1 -1 ${SPLASH_IMG}
+ExecStop=/bin/sh -c "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/fb0 bs=1M count=8 2>/dev/null"
+StandardInput=tty
+StandardOutput=tty
+TTYPath=/dev/tty1
+TTYReset=yes
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sysinit.target
+UNIT
+
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl enable anthias-splash.service
+echo "[silent-boot] Splash service created and enabled"
+
+# ── 7. Set flag ──
+mkdir -p "$SCREENLY_DIR_RESOLVED"
+touch "${SCREENLY_DIR_RESOLVED}/.silent-boot-done"
+
+echo "[silent-boot] Done! Reboot required for changes to take effect."
+echo "[silent-boot] Run: sudo reboot"