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| adb403 | Anonymous | 2026-01-31 03:02:28 | 1 | # Elilo Theme |
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| 3 | ====== elilo theme ====== |
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| 5 | ====== step 1 ====== |
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| 6 | grab the theme |
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| 8 | <code>git clone https://gitlab.com/ethelack/elilo-textmenu-message-themes ~/elilo-textmenu-message-themes</code> |
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| 10 | ====== step 2 ====== |
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| 11 | find /boot/efi mountpoint |
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| 13 | <code>mount | grep /boot/efi</code> |
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| 15 | ====== step 3 ====== |
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| 16 | find elilo.conf |
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| 18 | <code>find /boot/efi -name "elilo*"</code> |
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| 20 | ====== step 3 ====== |
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| 21 | change directory to wherever you saved the themes |
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| 23 | <code>cd ~/elilo-textmenu-message-themes</code> |
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| 25 | ====== step 4 ====== |
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| 26 | switch user to root |
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| 28 | <code>su -</code> |
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| 30 | ====== step 5 ====== |
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| 31 | copy theme files |
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| 33 | <code>cp *.msg /boot/efi/EFI/Slackware</code> |
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| 35 | ====== step 6 ====== |
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| 37 | You will have to hash out or remove the following two simple menu options. |
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| 38 | <code>#chooser=simple |
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| 39 | #message=boot_message.txt</code> |
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| 41 | Then add in the textmenu options: |
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| 42 | to instruct elilo to run the textmenu on reboot. |
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| 43 | "chooser=textmenu" |
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| 44 | option to specify the name of the textmenu-message.msg file to use as the theme. |
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| 45 | "message=" |
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| 47 | It is recommended to add the "f1" and "f2" options so that help information is accesible from the boot menu. |
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| 48 | The f1 "General" and f2 "Params" help files are themed in similar colours to the textmenu-message files. |
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| 50 | The colours are: |
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| 51 | blue green-trans yellow-trans |
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| 52 | red grey-trans |
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| 53 | cyan-trans red-trans |
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| 55 | The "prompt" option instructs elilo to enter interactive mode so that the user can select a kernel label at |
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| 56 | the boot prompt. This has to be used to enable the textmenu dialog box to be displayed. |
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| 58 | "delay" option is the amount of time in 10ths/sec when not in interactive mode to wait |
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| 59 | before auto booting. Default is 0. |
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| 61 | "timeout" option is the amount of time in 10ths/sec when in interactive mode to wait |
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| 62 | before auto booting the default kernel. Default is infinity. |
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| 67 | An example elilo.conf |
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| 69 | <code>prompt |
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| 70 | chooser=textmenu |
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| 71 | message=textmenu-message-red-trans.msg |
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| 72 | f1=General-red-trans.msg |
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| 73 | f2=Params-red-trans.msg |
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| 74 | timeout=500 |
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| 75 | default=Gen6.9.1 |
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| 76 | image=vmlinuz-generic-6.9.0 |
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| 77 | label=Gen6.9.0 |
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| 78 | initrd=initrd-6.9.0.gz |
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| 79 | append="ADD_YOUR_KERNEL_APPEND_ENTRIES_HERE" |
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| 80 | read-only |
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| 81 | image=vmlinuz-generic-6.9.1 |
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| 82 | label=Gen6.9.1 |
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| 83 | initrd=initrd-6.9.1.gz |
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| 84 | append="mitigations=off" |
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| 85 | read-only |
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| 86 | image=vmlinuz-huge-6.9.0 |
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| 87 | label=Hug6.9.0 |
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| 88 | initrd=initrd-6.9.0.gz |
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| 89 | append="ADD_YOUR_KERNEL_APPEND_ENTRIES_HERE" |
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| 90 | read-only |
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| 91 | image=vmlinuz-huge-6.9.1 |
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| 92 | label=Hug6.9.1 |
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| 93 | initrd=initrd-6.9.1.gz |
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| 94 | append="ADD_YOUR_KERNEL_APPEND_ENTRIES_HERE" |