On 07/15/2012 08:06 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 07/15/2012 07:10 AM, Keith Roberts wrote: >> I've just updated my 5.8 box and there's a new kernel to be >> installed. >> >> Looking at /boot/ directory I see this file called message: >> >> -rw-r--r-- root root 80032 Mar 12 2009 message >> >> Can anyone twll me what this message file is for please? >> >> Is this a new grub or kernel file? > > [hughesjr@localhost boot]$ rpm -q --whatprovides /boot/message > redhat-logos-4.9.99-11.el5.centos.noarch > > [hughesjr@chakra boot]$ file /boot/message > /boot/message: PCX ver. 3.0 image data bounding box [0, 0] - [319, 199], > 8-bit colour, 300 x 300 dpi, RLE compressed > > This is the graphical image that grub uses when you boot. see this for > details: > > http://www.centos.org/docs/2/rhl-rg-en-7.2/s1-boot-init-shutdown-booting.html > > NOTE: This file is not new, it has been in /boot/ since the Red Hat > Linux 5.x days at least. > I said GRUB ... I meant LILO :D
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