************************************************************************** ************************************************************************** ATTENTION: IS NECESSARY TO RECOMPILE KERNEL. IF YOU DON'T HAVE IDEA WHERE COMPILING KERNEL DON'T READ THIS FILE. ************************************************************************** ************************************************************************** ..excuse my english. ************************************************************************** 1) ************************************************************************** modify file: /usr/src/linux/drivers/video/fbcon.c from: #define LOGO_H 80 #define LOGO_W 80 #define LOGO_LINE (LOGO_W/8) to: #define LOGO_H 480 #define LOGO_W 640 #define LOGO_LINE (LOGO_W/8) ************************************************************************** 2) ************************************************************************** CREATE ONE IMAGE (with gimp) < 224 colors (read doc from fblogo) execute program fblogo: fblogo your_logo.png linux_logo.h OR USE MY EXAMPLE linux_logo.h (linux_logo.h-example.tar.gz ..is a galaxy image) change /usr/src/linux/include/linux/linux_logo.h with your (new) linux_logo.h ..now compile your kernel with frame buffer support (read documentation) make clean bzImage (if you alredy have recompiled kernel and wont fast compile delete /usr/src/linux/drivers/video/*.o ...and run only make bzImage) mv /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImagesb ************************************************************************** 3) ************************************************************************** Modify /etc/lilo.conf (add bootable kernel image): for example, I use it: default = Linux-splash # default bootable kernel image image = /boot/bzImagesb vga=785 # this set screen to 640x480 ...my image is 640x480 append="console=/dev/tty2 CONSOLE=/dev/tty2" # this set console use for fb NECESSARY root = /dev/hda5 # partition where is my linux OS label = Linux-splash # label name read-only ************************************************************************** 4) ************************************************************************** run lilo and restart computer it's all. **************************************************************************