Re: Beeping LILO

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> It's not covoluted.  In the /etc/lilo.conf file you can specify~
> 
> message=message-file~
> 
> for a file that will be "cat-ted" to the screen BEFORE the boot prompt.  You
> embed some \007's (Control-G, the ASCI Bell Code)  your PC might beep when
> it displayed the message.~
> 
> Try:~
> 
> 1.Add "message=/boot/bootmesg.text" to your /etc/lilo.conf~
> 2.echo -e "\007\007\007\007" > /boot/bootmesg.text~
> 3.Rerun "lilo"~
> 4.Reboot

I just tried it for fun, and it works great!!!

However the message (beep) does not get displayed if you
remove the "prompt" from lilo.conf.  (as I usually do)

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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