Ah. I did see the stuff about a message file but wasn't sure of the format, I guess it has no format. Thanks for tying my loose ends up.
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> yo u wrote: >Take a look at /usr/doc/lilo/Manual.txt.gz ... seach for "MESSAGE" and >"PROMPT". Essentially (according to the manual), you do > >MESSAGE="filename" >PROMPT > >Where filename is a file containing a message you want printed before the >boot: prompt, I guess something like > >------------------------------------------- > Welcome to My Computer > >When you see "boot:", enter either > > Win for Windows95 > Linux for Linux > MacOs if you're into fruit >-------------------------------------------- > >etc.etc.etc.. There's also a way to get it to clear the screen first. > > Will > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.cis.udel.edu/~lowe/ >***************************************************************************** >Good Idea: Feeding Stray Cats in the Park. >Bad Idea: Feeding Stray Cats in the park ... to a bear. >***************************************************************************** -- Jason Killen Question Stupidity Friends of Sinn Fein, 510 C Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Tel: +1-202-547-8883 * Fax +1-202-547-7889 Monolith : That funny looking guy talking to himself in the back of class PGP fingerprint = 64 71 48 14 31 AE C6 70 E4 4F 64 EB 3B AA 00 6B [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cs.wcu.edu/~jkillen -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .