[syslinux] syslinux / pxelinux and color palette.

[Knut Petter]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Knut Petter wrote:
>   
>> I'm trying to convert my image so that the colors will remain the same 
>> after I do a clear screen. What I would like to make is a palette for 
>> gimp which I then could use too convert my images, thus achieving my goal :)
>>
>> I have found a list in which order the colors seems to be arranged.
>>
>> 0 = black               8 = dark grey
>> 1 = dark blue           9 = bright blue
>> 2 = dark green          a = bright green
>> 3 = dark cyan           b = bright cyan
>> 4 = dark red            c = bright red
>> 5 = dark purple         d = bright purple
>> 6 = brown               e = yellow
>> 7 = light grey          f = white
>>
>> What I now need is the color code for each of them(at least I believe 
>> this should work, though I'm not sure). If there is some more I should 
>> be aware of when attempting to make custom graphics please let me know.
>>
>>     
>
> It should probably be pointed out that that applies to text mode... for 
> a plain VGA image, you can use any combination of 16 colors (although 
> text will be printed using the above colors, by default in color index 7 
> on color index 0.)
>
> For vesamenu, you can use any colors you want; it is rendered as a 
> 24-bit RGB image.
>
> 	-hpa
>   
Actually  I'm trying to get this working with PXE booting, so I guess 
vesamenu is out of the picture(unless there is something I have 
misunderstood). The problem I'm experiencing is that the picture is 
rendered correct if I do not clear the screen. If I do a <FF> it seems 
like the colors change into something different. I haven't quite found 
out how I'm supposed to correctly index my colors, but I guess gimp 
should sort this out for me.

-kpolberg