Lilo Splash screen

[gmoreno]

I'm trying to get a splash screen to work. But all I get is some wierd acsii characters when my box starts. I think I got my lilo config setup ok but it wont work. Here is a copy of my lilo.conf:

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=150
#message=/boot/cube-800x600.jpg
#menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
message=/boot/message
#message=/boot/bootmess.txt
lba32
default=Linux

image=/vmlinuz
    label=Linux
    read-only
    root=/dev/hda5

image=/vmlinuz.old
    label=LinuxOLD
    read-only
    root=/dev/hda5

What's wrong with it?

[CP]

Have you tried updating Lilo?

[gmoreno]

Yup I ran lilo after I edited /etc/lilo.conf

[pbharris]

hi gmoreno,
here is my lilo.conf file - my file is a type of .pcx - not a jpg. it is homer simpson too i simply have my file named message instead of homer.pcx - if you want it let me know.

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=150
message=/boot/message
linear
default=lin249

image=/boot249/vmlinuz
    label=lin249
    read-only
    root=/dev/hdb1
    append="hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi"

image=/boot247/vmlinuz
    label=lin247
    read-only
    root=/dev/hdb1
    append="hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi"

[Outlaw]

How could a jpg be viewed at that point? There are no display drivers loaded. ???

[Compunuts]

Yeap, you can't.

[gmoreno]

Well I started gimp and transformed my jpg to a pcx and saved it under /boot/message

Still it dosent work... Pharris can you e-mail homer's pic you got..

[pbharris]

hi gmoreno,
its on it way

[gmoreno]

Not sure what is wrong i did a:
cp Homer2x.pcx /boot/message and ran lilo rebooted and the pic just wont show.. I have lilo version 22.1

I have revised my /etc/lilo.conf up above to look more like pharris's lilo.conf

[pbharris]

hum - just tried it to on my debain box (also using lilo 1:22.1-6) and it did not work either... it did work on my redhat box (which now uses GRUB)...

let me have some looks.