lilo.conf/bootsplash entry

[Eric Rossiter]

On Wed, 2002-11-13 at 16:04, Aldis A Tuck wrote:
> Greetings,
> Could someone show me an example of what a boot splash entry looks like 
> in a lilo.conf file?
> I'm trying to add a suse boot splash screen to my elx system, I created 
> a splash directory in /usr/share and added a image/image file to the 
> directory.
> 
> I then did mkinitrd and lilo.
> I restarted and did not get my boot splash screen.  I looked in the 
> lilo.conf file and did not see an entry for a splash screen.
> 
> This is what my lilo.conf looks like:
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=200
> message=/boot/message

back up your lilo.conf file

Copy your image file (do you have a static graphical image (i.e. .jpg,
.gif) or are you working on the animated boot screens?) to your /boot
directory.

change your message= to message=/boot/yourimage.jpg, .gif, etc.

back up your lilo.conf file

I don't know if you need to run lilo -v or not to install the changes...
wouldn't hurt... don't forget to back up lilo.conf before editing

I think there was some discussion on how to do this in the past...
someone correct me if I'm wrong in any of the above... you might check
the archives on the KCLUG site Al

> lba32
> default=ELX
> 
> image=/bootvmlinuz-2.4.17-3elx
> .        label=ELX
> .        initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.17-3elx.img
> .        read-only
> .        root=/dev/hda5
> .        append="hdc=ide-scsi"
> 
> Is the initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.17-3elx.img my boot screen img?

No, this is your kernel image file. 

> Why are the periods there, is that how linux REM's lines?

Don't think so, I've seen #'s and ;'s used to comment out lines, but
never periods.  I don't know Al, but I've never used ELX.

If you get your splash entry to fly, and you're feeling really brave....
check these out...

http://www.gamers.org/~quinet/lilo/

Later LugNuts,

E

> I installed it?
> 
> Thanks,

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