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authorhpa <hpa>2002-04-28 22:57:27 +0000
committerhpa <hpa>2002-04-28 22:57:27 +0000
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Document the SAY command, remove references to SYSLINUX 1.0
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@@ -259,20 +259,20 @@ KBDMAP keymap
can be used to create such keymaps. The file keytab-lilo.doc
contains the documentation for this program.
-DISPLAY filename
- Displays the indicated file on the screen at boot time (before
- the boot: prompt, if displayed). This option takes the place of
- the LINUXMSG.TXT and BOOTMSG.TXT files in SYSLINUX 1.0. Please
- see the section below on DISPLAY files.
+DISPLAY filename
+ Displays the indicated file on the screen at boot time (before
+ the boot: prompt, if displayed). Please see the section below
+ on DISPLAY files.
NOTE: If the file is missing, this option is simply ignored.
+SAY message
+ Prints the message on the screen.
+
PROMPT flag_val
If flag_val is 0, display the boot: prompt only if the Shift or Alt
key is pressed, or Caps Lock or Scroll lock is set (this is the
- default). If flag_val is 1, always display the boot: prompt. This
- option takes the place of testing for the LINUXMSG.TXT file in
- SYSLINUX 1.0.
+ default). If flag_val is 1, always display the boot: prompt.
F1 filename
F2 filename
@@ -610,19 +610,6 @@ with a cluster size of more than 16K (typically means a filesystem of
more than 1 GB.)
- ++++ COMPATIBILITY WITH SYSLINUX 1.0 ++++
-
-The following combinations of options can be used to mimic the behaviour
-of SYSLINUX 1.0 with LINUXMSG.TXT or BOOTMSG.TXT present, respectively:
-
-# Mimic SYSLINUX 1.0 with LINUXMSG.TXT file present:
-display linuxmsg.txt
-prompt 1
-
-# Mimic SYSLINUX 1.0 with BOOTMSG.TXT file present:
-display bootmsg.txt
-
-
++++ HARDWARE INFORMATION +++
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