[ale] Graphics upon bootup

[Fulton Green]

To enable, you need to have kernel-level framebuffer support (module or
otherwise). I'm not using a very modern vidchip, so I use the VESA fb module.
To explicitly enable it at boot time, I use the "vga=792" parameter (the
792 represents 1024x768x24-bit color) for LOADLIN (suitable for lilo as
well). RTFM somewhere under /usr/src/linux/Documentation.

If you're "rolling your own" kernel, the logo is in an XBM-compatible header
file that gets compiled directly into the kernel. Red Hat hacked this up in
7.0 to allow for a customised boot-time screen. The graphics file is in PC
Paintbrush (PCX) format (this was discovered by someone else on this list).

HTH.

On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 10:50:26AM -0500, Chris Fowler wrote:
> I'm wanting to see the penguin on boot up and have the following questions.
> 
> 1.  What do I need to enable in 2.2.12 to use this feature?
> 2.  Can I  change the penguin to a logo?  What format is the file?
> 3.  I f I use a serial conosle, will the penguin display on the VGA console,
> while kernel messages goto the serial console?
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