How do I fix mandrake boot message screen
 

I compiled and installed the kernel. I got that all working, but now when I boot, the various boot messages are in standard dumb terminal text. I use to have a nice colored background with colored text, like green "OK" after each message during boot. Somehow I lost it.

Any help would be appreciated.

after boot try `dmesg` and maybe you will find some clues as to what's happening'

what boot manager are you using? Lilo? if so search for Lilo.conf howto, there is an option for video mode and graphic vs txt boot.

Mandrake control center has some configuration options for lilo and grub under boot -> drakboot. But you can get more control over it if you learn all the options in lilo.conf.

enlight1, forgive me for translating, do you mean after grub or lilo gives boot options, the actual initrd install message screen and the kernel message screen no longer have the right hand OK messages?

me thinks the lilo and grub post may be misleading if I am right, but dunno am often wrong, heh heh

OK, nothing unusual in dmesg. I am using Lilo. The Lilo boot screen comes up correctly with the menu to select which system to boot. The problem comes after I select the system and the boot process begins. There is a bootsplash.jpg that is supposed to get displayed as a background while the system is going through its startup. That background splash screen is not showing any more.

ok i assumed green ok text was your initrd stuff, silly me, have a look in /boot and /boot/grub see if a file exists starting with splashimage then post what you find and your /boot/grub menu.1st file

I still say your lilo.conf file got changed. and you should be able to fix it with drakboot, in mandrake control center.

when compiled linux-2.6,you need Modutils / module-init-tools

Here is my /boot directory:

boot.0300 initrd.img@ System.map@
config@ kernel.h@ System.map-2.4.22-18mdk
config-2.4.22-18mdk kernel.h-2.4.22-18mdk System.map-2.4.22-21mdk
config-2.4.22-21mdk kernel.h-2.4.22-21mdk System.map-2.4.22-21mdkcustom
config-2.4.22-21mdkcustom kernel.h-2.4.22-21mdkcustom us.klt
diag1.img map vmlinuz@
diag2.img message@ vmlinuz-2.4.22-18mdk
grub/ message-graphic vmlinuz-2.4.22-21mdk
initrd-2.4.22-18mdk.img message-graphic.old vmlinuz-2.4.22-21mdkcustom
initrd-2.4.22-21mdkcustom.img message-text vmlinuz.old@
initrd-2.4.22-21mdk.img save.img

No splash image in there or in grub. I am using Lilo and I tried with the drakboot to fix it. I don't think theproblem has to do with Lilo, I think it is in the initscripts.