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author | Vicente Jimenez Aguilar <googuy@gmail.com> | 2009-02-17 10:30:01 +0100 |
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committer | H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> | 2009-02-17 08:57:32 -0800 |
commit | 85b92a462dab7ce36c48614ea18314f8fc83ca9c (patch) | |
tree | 008e4ca3b74f284dc223aaafd79efe304a87b91b /doc | |
parent | 6674d54bae48682f3d845d9c87d01d746cce745e (diff) | |
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syslinux.txt: document -r (for RAID) option and bootsecfile
Document the new -r (for RAID) option and bootsecfile as pointed out
by Gert Hulselmans.
-r (RAID) option is described correctly in the man page, so I cut and
paste this description here.
bootsecfile parameter perhaps needs more explanation.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/syslinux.txt b/doc/syslinux.txt index 2d64e4bf..079183a9 100644 --- a/doc/syslinux.txt +++ b/doc/syslinux.txt @@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ These are the options common to all versions of Syslinux: -s Safe, slow, stupid; uses simpler code that boots better -f Force installing + -r Raid mode. If boot fails, tell the BIOS to boot the next + device in the boot sequence (usually the next hard disk) + instead of stopping with an error message. + This is useful for RAID-1 booting. These are only in the Windows version: @@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ In order to create a bootable Linux floppy using SYSLINUX, prepare a normal MS-DOS formatted floppy. Copy one or more Linux kernel files to it, then execute the DOS command: - syslinux [-sfma][-d directory] a: + syslinux [-sfrma][-d directory] a: [bootsecfile] (or whichever drive letter is appropriate; the [] meaning optional.) @@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ WinNT/2000/XP. Under Linux, execute the command: - syslinux [-sf][-d directory][-o offset] /dev/fd0 + syslinux [-sfr][-d directory][-o offset] /dev/fd0 (or, again, whichever device is the correct one.) |