Re: Linux logo on ix86 boot

jens@pinguin.conetix.de
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 21:42:18 +0100


On Thu, Jan 21, 1999 at 10:51:16AM -0200, Alexandre Hautequest wrote:

> I have read the documentation about frame-biffering and video modes, and
> one thing that interest me is about linux logo on boot. I use a x86
> machine (actually a PII 333MHz), and i like to know how i can do this. I
> have the tools specified in the docs, but i don't understand some things,
> like where i put the image, what kind (format) of image i should use, etc.

it is possible, if you use LILO and are willing to patch LILO.

Then you can use 320x200x256 RAW image dumps as /etc/lilo.message ;-)

See http://www.pinguin.conetix.de/cgi-bin/listfiles.pl ...

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