Linux Tips

1. You will need to have Gimp 2.6 installed and ready. Now create a new picture with 640 x 480 (480 minus some space for the text cursor). The original Slitaz splash will be 640 x 346 pixels. 2. Now create your image,with your creative works. When done, change the image mode to indexed colors. IMAGE > MODE > INDEXED The pre-boot image can only have 16 different colors, minus 2 colors for the text. So, you have to select "Maximum Number Of Color = 14", reserving 2 colors for the text. 3. Now save the image in PPM format: FILE -> SAVE AS -> SELECT FILE TYPE (BY EXTENSION) -> PPM IMAGE Save it (as RAW ppm). 4. Convert the PPM image to LSS image using Syslinux utility ppmtolss16 (a Perl program that comes with the Syslinux package). # wget http://ftp.nluug.nl/sunsite/system/boot/loaders/syslinux-3.75.tar.gz # tar xzf syslinux-3.75.tar.gz Inside the directory syslinux-3.75/utils you can find the "ppmtolss16" Perl script. Copy the file "ppmtolss16...

" Dual boot Slitaz and Windows " Follow these steps to dual boot your system with Slitaz and WIndows. 1. First create atleast two partitions on your hd, one for Slitaz and the other for Windows. You may be in need to create a partition for swap,probably if you have less memory. Just partition your HD. 2. Now install the Windows on the first partition. (It may be hda1). 3. Reboot your computer. 4. Now boot Slitaz and install it on the second partition (I may be hda2). 5. Reboot your computer. 6. Now your Slitaz will boot from the hardisk. Now to add the windows partition, add these lines to /boot/grub/menu.lst : title Windows rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1 makeactive 7. Now open the terminal and type $ grub now a grub terminal will be opened. 1. Now you will need to set the root device. grub> root (hd0,1) 2. Now setup the grub. grub> setup (hd0) 3. Exit grub grub> quit 8. Reboot your system. You will see both the Slitaz and window...