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--- elilo_theme [2024/05/20 14:49] – created wigums
+++ elilo_theme [2024/07/23 16:19] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-//step 1//
+====== elilo theme ======
+====== step 1 ======
+grab the theme
+<code>git clone https://gitlab.com/ethelack/elilo-textmenu-message-themes ~/elilo-textmenu-message-themes</code>
+====== step 2 ======
+find /boot/efi mountpoint
+<code>mount | grep /boot/efi</code>
+====== step 3 ======
+find elilo.conf
+<code>find /boot/efi -name "elilo*"</code>
+====== step 3 ======
+change directory to wherever you saved the themes
+<code>cd ~/elilo-textmenu-message-themes</code>
+====== step 4 ======
+switch user to root
+<code>su -</code>
+====== step 5 ======
+copy theme files
+<code>cp *.msg /boot/efi/EFI/Slackware</code>
+======  step 6 ======
+You will have to hash out or remove the following two simple menu options.
+<code>#chooser=simple
+#message=boot_message.txt</code>
+Then add in the textmenu options:
+to instruct elilo to run the textmenu on reboot.
+"chooser=textmenu"
+option to specify the name of the textmenu-message.msg file to use as the theme.
+"message="
+It is recommended to add the "f1" and "f2" options so that help information is accesible from the boot menu.
+The f1 "General" and f2 "Params" help files are themed in similar colours to the textmenu-message files.
+The colours are:
+blue            green-trans         yellow-trans
+red             grey-trans
+cyan-trans      red-trans
+The "prompt" option instructs elilo to enter interactive mode so that the user can select a kernel label at
+the boot prompt. This has to be used to enable the textmenu dialog box to be displayed.
+"delay" option is the amount of time in 10ths/sec when not in interactive mode to wait
+before auto booting. Default is 0.
+"timeout" option is the amount of time in 10ths/sec when in interactive mode to wait
+before auto booting the default kernel. Default is infinity.
+An example elilo.conf
+<code>prompt
+chooser=textmenu
+message=textmenu-message-red-trans.msg
+f1=General-red-trans.msg
+f2=Params-red-trans.msg
+timeout=500
+default=Gen6.9.1
+image=vmlinuz-generic-6.9.0
+  label=Gen6.9.0
+  initrd=initrd-6.9.0.gz
+  append="ADD_YOUR_KERNEL_APPEND_ENTRIES_HERE"
+  read-only
+image=vmlinuz-generic-6.9.1
+  label=Gen6.9.1
+  initrd=initrd-6.9.1.gz
+  append="mitigations=off"
+  read-only
+image=vmlinuz-huge-6.9.0
+  label=Hug6.9.0
+  initrd=initrd-6.9.0.gz
+  append="ADD_YOUR_KERNEL_APPEND_ENTRIES_HERE"
+  read-only
+image=vmlinuz-huge-6.9.1
+  label=Hug6.9.1
+  initrd=initrd-6.9.1.gz
+  append="ADD_YOUR_KERNEL_APPEND_ENTRIES_HERE"
+  read-only</code>

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