I observed that the SuSE installer for 8.0 provides a choice of several video modes, with a default of 1024x768, and that once it starts up the console messages appear in a nice font with a green SuSE-ish surrounding border. I'd like to duplicate that in my running system (which is an upgrade). [snip]
First, you need the following packages installed: splashanim libmng libjpeg Second, make sure the following is enabled in /usr/src/linux/.config CONFIG_FBCON_SPLASHSCREEN=y It's located under the kernel config section Console drivers | +->Frame-buffer support | +->[*] Use splash screen instead of boot logo If it's not selected you'll need to recompile the kernel to enable splash screen support. Finally, you'll need to enable the splash screen with mk_initrd and lilo (where -s represents the desired resolution): mk_initrd -k "vmlinuz vmlinuz.suse" -i "initrd initrd.suse" -s 1024x768 lilo Then, reboot and enjoy the purty pictures. -jrh