Re: boot bitmap

["Jorge R . Csapo" <jorge@completo.com.br>]

Hi Milan, thanks for your help. LPP solves my problem beautifully. LILO goes by
so fast I didn't bother messing with it, but as soon as the kernel comes up LPP
displays my client's logo. Now I'm fiddling with the progress bar, which is not
something I really need but it's so cool I'll just have to make it work.

Unfortunately there will be no screenshots on the web; I don't own the logo and
I'm under an NDA so I can't reveal who my client is anyway :/

Thanks again,

Jorge

assim falou Milan P. Stanic (em 20/09/2002):
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 10:48:30AM -0300, Jorge R . Csapo wrote:
> > Hi all. What I'm trying to do is hiding the kernel messages during boot;
> > ideally, I'd like the messages sent to another pseudo-console while the
> > first one displays a full-size VGA bitmap (Windows style, sorry...)
> 
> There is a patch (called "Linux Progress Patch") for that at: 
> http://lpp.freelords.org/About.phtml
> 
> > Can I do this with LILO or GRUB? How?
> 
> LILO have support for BMP "boot screen" and there is patch for GRUB
> which adds image to "boot screen". By "boot screen" I mean screen
> where boot selection can be done. Of course, when the kernel is
> started screen will depend of the kernels idea how it should look
> like.
> 
> So, by combining LILO/GRUB with LPP patch you can get WinXX style and
> more then that. :-)
> 
> I hope we will see some screenshoots on the WEB soon. :-)
> 
> Milan

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