Bootsplash ========== This the Bootsplash package for Mandrake 8.2. The images are stored in initrd and loaded by the kernel at the initrd loading. You can configure some stuff via /etc/sysconfig/bootsplash the option are : # Specify here if you want add the splash logo to initrd when # generating an initrd. You can specify : # # SPLASH=no to don't have a splash screen # # SPLASH=auto to make autodetect the splash screen # # SPLASH=INT When Integer could be 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 # SPLASH=auto # Choose the themes. The should be based in # /usr/share/bootsplash/themes/ THEME=Mandrake # Say yes here if you want to leave the logo on the console. # Three options : # # LOGO_CONSOLE=no don't display logo under console. # # LOGO_CONSOLE=yes display logo under console. # # LOGO_CONSOLE=theme leave the theme to decide. # LOGO_CONSOLE=theme The config how the text are aligned is in the cfg files of the theme. You can switch theme by using the command : /usr/share/bootsplash/scripts/switch-themes THEME_NAME To create a theme simply copy one default theme change the .jpg of images/ directory adjust the .cfg files and generate a lilo image with the bmp2mdk script of the lilo package (ask: fpons@mandrakesoft.com) for more information about this). Some stuff here has been inspired from what SuSe does (kudos to Suse). LILO boot images ================ Lilo boot image are generated with the bmp2mdk script that can be found in Mandrake Linux lilo package. The command to generate the message file looks like: ./bmp2mdk mode:0x101 timer:63+280,80+358,64+83,64+119 entry:63+144,80+70,64+84,64+119,9,42 clear:480,640,64+119 pos:63,80 progress:0x15e,0x97,0xa,0xe < installboot82-eus.bmp > boot.msg or ./bmp2mdk mode:0x101 clear:480,640,64+119 pos:63,80 progress:0x15e,0x97,0x0a,0x0e,64+59 < installboot82-eus.bmp > boot.msg the +119 value must be adapted to the given color palette for the picture used. Chmouel Boudjnah - Warly