Vicente Jiménez
2009-Feb-17 08:43 UTC
[syslinux] [PATCH] Added new -r (for RAID) option and bootsecfile as pointed by Gert Hulselmans
From: Vicente Jimenez Aguilar <googuy at gmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:30:01 +0100 Added new -r (for RAID) option and bootsecfile as pointed 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. --- doc/syslinux.txt | 8 ++++++-- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/syslinux.txt b/doc/syslinux.txt index b308c76..4cf89ea 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.) -- 1.6.0.6