Hi All.

Can anyone tell me is it possible to have a graphical lilo interface? If so, how do I go about changing my existing text lilo to a graphical one? And once that's done, how do I "customize" it?

K

Just google for "Lilo Splash" and lilo-gfx and there are a number of relevant links.

that would be in your lilo.conf file "splash="

cat /etc/lilo.conf

Example:
append="acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda3 splash=silent"

Points to the splash file here:
/usr/share/bootsplash/themes/Mandrakelinux/images/silent-1024x768.jpg

remeber to re-run "lilo" from root when making any changes.

KC

You're talking about bootsplash, ken. That's a kernel patch...

The OP appears to be asking about LILO Splash. Here's the best guide I could find: http://www.princessleia.com/liloSplash.php

Hi kencaz.
I got no "splash" or even "append" in the the lilo.conf.

can I just add, say, 'append="splash=silent"' to have lilo go graphical?

k

Appending splash="silent" would be a splash for the kernel boot, not for lilo.

Read lilo and lilo.conf man pages about bitmap option. I've been using it and have a nice Tux image when I choose the operating systems.

Edit: You can get the image i'm using and the corresponding .dat file from http://gbonvehi.com.ar/temp/

Hi killerbob,
will give that a try, and let you know if I got it right.

I know what those are, and yes, I've read them, and I'm still pretty much in the dark! (I'm not all that technically minded ) I've found that the man pages tells you what can be done and how to do it, but they don't tell you what needs to be done before you can do the next thing. If that makes any sense. Basically man pages are not generally tutorials, and that's what I'm looking for.

thanks anyway.

Your exactly right Bob, I should have read the post more carefully. Great link though... I'll have to give it a try as well.

KC

I think it's well explained if you read both man pages.

You basically create the image (remember it has to be 640x480x16).

Then modify your lilo.conf with these things:
- Comment out the message= option by adding a # at the beggining of the line.

- Add a line with bitmap=/pathto/bitmap.bmp . Example: bitmap=/boot/ins64a.bmp

- Add a line with bmp-colors=foregroundcolor,backgroundcolor,shadowcolor,highlightedforegroundcolor,highlightedbackgroundc olor,highlightedshadowcolor.
Example: bmp-colors = 14,11,,15,9,0 (the omitted color defaults to transparent or none)

- Add another line with bmp-table=x,y,numberofcolumns,numberofrows,characterbetweencolumns,maxrowsincolumn
Example: bmp-table = 21,284p,2,7,175p,4 (the p means their positions are pixel based).

- Finally one with: bmp-timer=x,y,foregroundcolor,backgroundcolor,shadowcolor
Example: bmp-timer = 73,29,12,8,0

Run: lilo -v -v -v

If you haven't noticed, the example values correspond with the image I gave as example earlier (I didn't made the image and I don't remember where I got it, if you know, let me know).

EDIT: I should've read the tutorial, it similar to this post

Ah, you see, there's my problem with the man pages. Neither in your post nor in the tutoral, is there any mention of things like "lilo -E /path to/bitmap/bmp" etc. No wonder I couldn't get my lilo splash to work, I did either TOO many things or I didn't do them in the right order.

Also, shloudn't I add a line with something like "install=/boot/boot-bmp.b " to the lilo.conf?
k

The -E is not necesary if you specify the file and data in lilo.conf. I actually don't remember the steps I took to make it work, tomorrow if you can't make it work I'll try to recreate them.

Nope, acording to the man page. "... 'menu' is now the default, unless the configuration file contains the 'bitmap=' specification."

Thanks gbonvehi. I have to log off now, but will try to create my lilo splash again, and let yoou all know how successful I was.
ciao for now.
k

This my lilo.conf:

bitmap = /boot/lilo2.bmp
bmp-colors = 15,0,;15,8,
bmp-table = 490p,230p,1,3,,
bmp-timer = 550p,445p,15,0,0

Got that black and white slackware logo from reading one of the stickies at top of forum
hope it helps

Hi people, guess what? My lilo splash is working! Thanks a mill!

kencaz, as to the boot screens .... If I can't find out how to do them from the forum, I'll post a new thread.

Thanks again. If I had webspace I'd upload it, so you could have a peek!
BTW, is there a default folder for lilo splashes? You know like kde themes are in ~/.kde/share/apps/kthememanager/themes/ ?
k