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This is an old revision of syslinux made by coolpup on 2011-10-11 05:07:50.
The Syslinux Project
boot loadinghttp://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/The_Syslinux_Project
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
Verify installed version via the command-line interface (not available for versions older than 4.01):
# syslinux --version
Binary package: http://www.smokey01.com/coolpup/
Dependencies: +bzip2,+grep,+tar
http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/SYSLINUX
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
http://www.t2-project.org/packages/syslinux.html
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Syslinux
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/software
# syslinux Usage: syslinux [options] device --offset -t Offset of the file system on the device --directory -d Directory for installation target --install -i Install over the current bootsector --update -U Update a previous installation --zip -z Force zipdrive geometry (-H 64 -S 32) --sectors=# -S Force the number of sectors per track --heads=# -H Force number of heads --stupid -s Slow, safe and stupid mode --raid -r Fall back to the next device on boot failure --once=... Execute a command once upon boot --clear-once -O Clear the boot-once command --reset-adv Reset auxilliary data --menu-save= -M Set the label to select as default on the next boot --force -f Ignore precautions
e.g. install the boot loader to device sdb1:
# syslinux -i --stupid /dev/sdb1
Using syslinux older than version 4.01
# syslinux --help Usage: ./syslinux [-sfr][-d directory][-o offset] device
e.g. install the boot loader to device sdb1:
# syslinux -sf /dev/sdb1
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