Thanks all It works fine now after following Olivers instructions and putting the bmp in /boot and changing lilo.conf to reflect this.
Regards Pat On Friday 30 August 2002 2:34 pm, Oliver Fuchs wrote: > On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Pat Colbeck wrote: > > Hi > > > > Last night I tried to install the lilo Debian boot splash from > > kde-look.org (http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=3009) on > > my vanilla Woody system. Lilo complained about a syntax error in > > lilo.conf when I tried it. I am using the Woody 2.4.18 kernel. So far as > > I can see the lilo.conf syntax is correct. Does the lilo that ships with > > Woody not support boot-splash ? > > Hi, > > i use the boot-splash from Philipp Wolfer available on the debian.org > side for my kernel 2.2.20 ... i send you the README file for further > information: > > [...] > > Debian Lilo Bootscreen 0.2 > (c) 2002 Philipp Wolfer > Debian Logo > (c) 1999 Software in the Public Interest > > This is a graphical lilo bootscreen for Debian GNU/Linux. It is > available in three versions, one for Debian 2.4 alias 'Woody', one > for the unstable 'Sid' and one for Debian 2.2 alias 'Potato'. Please > notice that the Lilo coming with 'Potato' doesn't support graphical > boot menus. You must update to a newer version in order to use it. > > I created this bootscreen by using the official Debian Open Use Logo > available from http://www.debian.org/logos > > You can use this bootscreen for free without restrictions as long as > you respect the license for the Debian Open Use Logo. > > 1. INSTALLATION > Installation is easy. Just copy (as root) the > debian-bootscreen-woody.bmp or debian-bootscreen-potato.bmp to /boot. > Now open the /etc/lilo.conf in your favourite text editor and add the > following lines: > > # Enable graphical boot menu: > bitmap=/boot/debian-bootscreen-woody.bmp > bmp-colors=1,,0,2,,0 > bmp-table=120p,173p,1,15,17 > bmp-timer=254p,432p,1,0,0 > > Then you should replace the existing line install=... (should be > something like install=/boot/boot-menu.b) by > > install=/boot/boot-bmp.b > > Also you have to define the time Lilo should wait before booting the > default system. This is done by adding the line (or replacing an > existing line): > > timeout=80 > > This sets the timeout to 8 seconds. > > After you have modified the lilo.conf you must rewrite the boot sector > by calling the command "lilo" > > 2. BOOT PARAMETERS WITH GRAPHICAL LILO > If you want to enter some boot parameters at boot time you can do this > by pressing [Tab] while the boot menu shows up. > Lilo whil switch into text mode and you can enter the kernel to boot > together with any option like boot=... > > 3. MODIFIEING THE BOOTSCREEN > This bootscreen is also available as a GIMP xcf image > (debian-bootscreen-0.1.xcf). The xcf image contains all three versions > of the bootscreen. The different texts for each version are located on > separate layers. The font used was charter, bold, 26pt > > In order to use this image as a bottscreen you have to change the > color depth to 16 colors. Then save the image as a bitmap file (.bmp). > > If you are using GIMP you have to to do this as follows: > Select "Layers -> Flatten Image". > Select "Image -> Mode -> Indexed..." > In the following dialog set "Generate Optimal Palette" with 16 colors. > In "Dither Options" set "No Color Dithering". > Now save the image as a bitmap file. > > Note that if you are changing the color depth to 16 colors the > resulting color palette can differ from the one in the original > bootscreen bitmaps. Since Lilo takes the colors for the menu text from > this palette it could be necessary to change the lilo.conf. > > For details on how to do this see the manpage of lilo.conf. > > 4. CONTACT > Please send comments and suggestions about this Debian bootscreen to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [...] > > Oliver -- ----------------------------------- Pat Colbeck E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: I'm not telling ----------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
