README.isolinux
How to make the network install images
The following files should be customized so as to not confuse your site
customizations with this default example. See /usr/share/syslinux* for
more info on syslinux/isolinux.
boot.msg
Change references to "Example Linux" to what ever you want.
isolinux.cfg
Change lines containing "site=example" with "site=sitename"
where sitename is your sitename
Change lines with url's to match your environment
Used on boot.iso
syslinux.cfg
Change lines containing "site=example" with "site=sitename"
where sitename is your sitename
Change lines with url's to match your environment
Used on install floppy image -- bootdisk.img
splash.lss
the .lss file format is a ascii based picture format. It only supports
16 colors but you can customize what those colors are when you generate
the file.
As an example, to create the Scientific Linux (and example) splash.lss
files, a picture was created, initially in a png format, and then
converted with the following command
pngtopnm syslinux-splash.png | ppmtolss16 \#020202=0 \#c6c6c6=1 \#f5bf0f=2 \#b7810a=3 \#e5e5e5=4 \#dedede=5 \#e7b50d=6 \#fefefe=7 \#d49a0b=8 \#a16c06=9 \#565656=10 \#ababaa=11 \#4e3f27=12 \#7e7e7e=15 > splash.lss
Note: These colors also determine the text colors in boot.msg
For the default boot.msg colors
7=Main text
2=Highlight
15=Light Highlight
0=Background
customizations with this default example. See /usr/share/syslinux* for
more info on syslinux/isolinux.
boot.msg
Change references to "Example Linux" to what ever you want.
isolinux.cfg
Change lines containing "site=example" with "site=sitename"
where sitename is your sitename
Change lines with url's to match your environment
Used on boot.iso
syslinux.cfg
Change lines containing "site=example" with "site=sitename"
where sitename is your sitename
Change lines with url's to match your environment
Used on install floppy image -- bootdisk.img
splash.lss
the .lss file format is a ascii based picture format. It only supports
16 colors but you can customize what those colors are when you generate
the file.
As an example, to create the Scientific Linux (and example) splash.lss
files, a picture was created, initially in a png format, and then
converted with the following command
pngtopnm syslinux-splash.png | ppmtolss16 \#020202=0 \#c6c6c6=1 \#f5bf0f=2 \#b7810a=3 \#e5e5e5=4 \#dedede=5 \#e7b50d=6 \#fefefe=7 \#d49a0b=8 \#a16c06=9 \#565656=10 \#ababaa=11 \#4e3f27=12 \#7e7e7e=15 > splash.lss
Note: These colors also determine the text colors in boot.msg
For the default boot.msg colors
7=Main text
2=Highlight
15=Light Highlight
0=Background