diff --git a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/install b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/install
index 3a64d74d67..95ae8c85a6 100755
--- a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/install
+++ b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/install
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc
   touch $INSTALL/etc/fstab
   ln -sf /proc/self/mounts $INSTALL/etc/mtab
 
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/splash
+  if [ -f $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/splash/splash.png ]; then
+    cp $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/splash/splash.ppm $INSTALL/splash
+  else
+    cp $PKG_DIR/splash/splash.ppm $INSTALL/splash
+  fi
+
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/dev
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/proc
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/sys
diff --git a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
index 5120288ba0..8c551a8ad4 100755
--- a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ NFS_OVERLAY="192.168.1.1:/var/lib/overlay"
       SPLASH=no
     fi
 
-    if [ -f /flash/oemsplash.png ]; then
-      SPLASHIMAGE="/flash/oemsplash.png"
-    elif [ -f /splash/splash.png ]; then
-      SPLASHIMAGE="/splash/splash.png"
+    if [ -f /flash/oemsplash.ppm ]; then
+      SPLASHIMAGE="/flash/oemsplash.ppm"
+    elif [ -f /splash/splash.ppm ]; then
+      SPLASHIMAGE="/splash/splash.ppm"
     else
       SPLASH=no
     fi
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ NFS_OVERLAY="192.168.1.1:/var/lib/overlay"
     if [ "$SPLASH" = "no" ]; then
       break
     else
-      if [ -f "/bin/ply-image" ]; then
-        /bin/ply-image "$SPLASHIMAGE" &
-      fi
+      /bin/busybox fbsplash -c -s "$SPLASHIMAGE" -d /dev/fb0
     fi
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/splash/splash.png b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/splash/splash.png
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diff --git a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/splash/splash.ppm b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/splash/splash.ppm
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/splash/splash1.png b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/splash/splash1.png
new file mode 100644
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