Use tty1 to see log

/etc/lilo.conf

add below line under the default. It mean use 800x600 (32bpp)

vga=0xF07

/sbin/tailLog

#!/bin/bash #no blank screen setterm -blank 0 # use bigger font setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/UniCyr_8x14.psf.gz tail -f /var/log/messages

modify the /etc/inittab

Edit the row: c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux > c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux -n -l /sbin/tailLog