Index: apps/main.c
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--- apps/main.c	(revision 14207)
+++ apps/main.c	(working copy)
@@ -253,7 +253,27 @@
     lcd_remote_init();
 #endif
     font_init();
+
+    /* just for the sim. This mimics the behaviour on target */
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
+        static fb_data save_buffer2[LCD_WIDTH*LCD_HEIGHT];
+        struct bitmap bm2;
+        int ret2 =0;
+        bm2.data = (char*)save_buffer2;
+        ret2 = read_bmp_file( "/.rockbox/splash.bmp", &bm2, LCD_WIDTH*LCD_HEIGHT*sizeof(fb_data), FORMAT_NATIVE | FORMAT_DITHER);
+        if(ret2 <= 0){
+            show_logo();
+        }else{
+            lcd_bitmap(save_buffer2, 0, 0, bm2.width, bm2.height);
+	    lcd_update();
+	    sleep(HZ*3);
+        }
+#endif/* custom user splash screen */
+
+#ifndef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
     show_logo();
+#endif
+
     button_init();
     backlight_init();
     lang_init();
@@ -341,7 +361,11 @@
 #endif
     font_init();
 
+#ifndef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
+/* like this for the custom splash screen */
     show_logo();
+#endif
+
     lang_init();
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -490,6 +514,24 @@
     
     gui_sync_wps_init();
     settings_apply();
+
+/* custom user splash screen */
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
+        static fb_data save_buffer2[LCD_WIDTH*LCD_HEIGHT];
+        struct bitmap bm2;
+        int ret2 =0;
+        bm2.data = (char*)save_buffer2;
+        ret2 = read_bmp_file( "/.rockbox/splash.bmp", &bm2, LCD_WIDTH*LCD_HEIGHT*sizeof(fb_data), FORMAT_NATIVE | FORMAT_DITHER);
+        if(ret2 <= 0){
+            show_logo();
+        }else{
+            lcd_bitmap(save_buffer2, 0, 0, bm2.width, bm2.height);
+	    lcd_update();
+	    sleep(HZ*3);
+        }
+#endif/* custom user splash screen */
+
+
     init_dircache(false);
 #ifdef HAVE_TAGCACHE
     init_tagcache();