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| author | H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> | 2010-01-06 11:28:24 -0800 |
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| committer | H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> | 2010-01-06 11:30:22 -0800 |
| commit | b5ff778263ba1d815e5c4088b16dec33190c2c55 (patch) | |
| tree | df24db962861f438ea181f807cd79596f2609859 /doc | |
| parent | 9c8b462f1fbcc0efd975bd1404c022fff56858d5 (diff) | |
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core: Remove the built-in default
The built-in default is rarely if ever used anymore and highly
confusing to users. Remove it entirely.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/syslinux.txt | 17 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/doc/syslinux.txt b/doc/syslinux.txt index f654bffd..76cae245 100644 --- a/doc/syslinux.txt +++ b/doc/syslinux.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ A suite of bootloaders for Linux - Copyright 1994-2009 H. Peter Anvin and contributors + Copyright 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin and contributors This program is provided under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or, at your option, any later version. There is no @@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ For the DOS and Windows installers, the -m and -a options can be used on hard drives to write a Master Boot Record (MBR), and to mark the specific partition active. -On boot time, by default, the kernel will be loaded from the image named -LINUX on the boot floppy. This default can be changed, see the section -on the Syslinux config file. - If the Shift or Alt keys are held down during boot, or the Caps or Scroll locks are set, Syslinux will display a LILO-style "boot:" prompt. The user can then type a kernel file name followed by any kernel parameters. @@ -140,14 +136,9 @@ DEFAULT kernel options... it will act just as if the entries after DEFAULT had been typed in at the "boot:" prompt. - If no configuration file is present, or no DEFAULT entry is - present in the config file, the default is "linux auto". - - NOTE: Earlier versions of Syslinux used to automatically - append the string "auto" to whatever the user specified using - the DEFAULT command. As of version 1.54, this is no longer - true, as it caused problems when using a shell as a substitute - for "init." You may want to include this option manually. + If no configuration file is present, or no DEFAULT entry is + present in the config file, an error message is displayed and + the boot: prompt is shown. UI module options... Selects a specific user interface module (typically menu.c32 |