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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=UTF-8" /> |
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<meta name="generator" content="AsciiDoc 8.6.8" /> |
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<title>syslinux(1)</title> |
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h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, |
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#revnumber, #revdate, #revremark { |
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#footer { |
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border-top: 2px solid silver; |
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div.imageblock, div.exampleblock, div.verseblock, |
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div.quoteblock, div.literalblock, div.listingblock, div.sidebarblock, |
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padding: 0; |
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div.title, caption.title { |
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color: #527bbd; |
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font-weight: bold; |
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margin-top: 1.0em; |
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margin-bottom: 0.5em; |
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div.title + * { |
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td div.title:first-child { |
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div.sidebarblock > div.content { |
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div.listingblock > div.content { |
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border: 1px solid #dddddd; |
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border-left: 5px solid #f0f0f0; |
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background: #f8f8f8; |
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padding: 0.5em; |
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div.quoteblock, div.verseblock { |
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padding-left: 1.0em; |
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margin-left: 1.0em; |
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margin-right: 10%; |
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border-left: 5px solid #f0f0f0; |
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div.quoteblock > div.attribution { |
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padding-top: 0.5em; |
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text-align: right; |
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div.verseblock > pre.content { |
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font-family: inherit; |
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font-size: inherit; |
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div.verseblock > div.attribution { |
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padding-top: 0.75em; |
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text-align: left; |
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text-align: left; |
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div.admonitionblock .icon { |
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font-size: 1.1em; |
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font-weight: bold; |
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color: #527bbd; |
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padding-left: 0.5em; |
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border-left: 3px solid #dddddd; |
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div.exampleblock > div.content { |
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border-left: 3px solid #dddddd; |
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padding-left: 0.5em; |
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div.imageblock div.content { padding-left: 0; } |
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span.image img { border-style: none; } |
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a.image:visited { color: white; } |
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dl { |
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margin-top: 0.8em; |
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margin-bottom: 0.8em; |
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dt { |
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margin-top: 0.5em; |
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margin-bottom: 0; |
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font-style: normal; |
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color: navy; |
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dd > *:first-child { |
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margin-top: 0.1em; |
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ul, ol { |
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list-style-position: outside; |
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ol.arabic { |
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ol.loweralpha { |
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list-style-type: lower-alpha; |
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ol.upperalpha { |
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list-style-type: upper-alpha; |
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ol.lowerroman { |
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list-style-type: lower-roman; |
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} |
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ol.upperroman { |
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list-style-type: upper-roman; |
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div.compact ul, div.compact ol, |
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div.compact p, div.compact p, |
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div.compact div, div.compact div { |
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margin-top: 0.1em; |
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margin-bottom: 0.1em; |
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} |
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tfoot { |
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font-weight: bold; |
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} |
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td > div.verse { |
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white-space: pre; |
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} |
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margin-top: 0.8em; |
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margin-bottom: 0.8em; |
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font-weight: bold; |
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font-style: normal; |
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padding-right: 0.8em; |
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color: navy; |
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margin: 0; |
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background: yellow; |
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font-size: 0.8em; |
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vertical-align: super; |
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} |
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#footnotes { |
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margin: 20px 0 20px 0; |
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padding: 7px 0 0 0; |
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margin: 0 0 5px 0; |
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#footnotes hr { |
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border: none; |
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border-top: 1px solid silver; |
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margin-left: 0; |
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width: 20%; |
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min-width: 100px; |
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padding-right: 0.5em; |
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padding-bottom: 0.3em; |
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vertical-align: top; |
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div.colist td img { |
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margin-top: 0.3em; |
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} |
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@media print { |
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#footer-badges { display: none; } |
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} |
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#toc { |
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margin-bottom: 2.5em; |
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} |
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#toctitle { |
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color: #527bbd; |
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font-size: 1.1em; |
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font-weight: bold; |
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margin-top: 1.0em; |
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margin-bottom: 0.1em; |
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} |
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div.toclevel0, div.toclevel1, div.toclevel2, div.toclevel3, div.toclevel4 { |
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margin-top: 0; |
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margin-bottom: 0; |
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margin-left: 2em; |
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font-size: 0.9em; |
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margin-left: 4em; |
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font-size: 0.9em; |
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} |
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div.toclevel4 { |
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margin-left: 6em; |
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font-size: 0.9em; |
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span.blue { color: blue; } |
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span.fuchsia { color: fuchsia; } |
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span.purple { color: purple; } |
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span.red { color: red; } |
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span.silver { color: silver; } |
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span.teal { color: teal; } |
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span.white { color: white; } |
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span.yellow { color: yellow; } |
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span.aqua-background { background: aqua; } |
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span.black-background { background: black; } |
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span.fuchsia-background { background: fuchsia; } |
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span.gray-background { background: gray; } |
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span.lime-background { background: lime; } |
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span.maroon-background { background: maroon; } |
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span.olive-background { background: olive; } |
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span.purple-background { background: purple; } |
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span.red-background { background: red; } |
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span.silver-background { background: silver; } |
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span.teal-background { background: teal; } |
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span.white-background { background: white; } |
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span.yellow-background { background: yellow; } |
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span.big { font-size: 2em; } |
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span.small { font-size: 0.6em; } |
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span.line-through { text-decoration: line-through; } |
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div.unbreakable { page-break-inside: avoid; } |
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* |
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div.tableblock { |
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margin-top: 1.0em; |
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margin-bottom: 1.5em; |
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} |
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div.tableblock > table { |
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border: 3px solid #527bbd; |
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} |
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thead, p.table.header { |
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font-weight: bold; |
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color: #527bbd; |
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} |
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p.table { |
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margin-top: 0; |
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} |
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/* Because the table frame attribute is overriden by CSS in most browsers. */ |
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div.tableblock > table[frame="void"] { |
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border-style: none; |
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} |
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div.tableblock > table[frame="hsides"] { |
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border-left-style: none; |
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border-right-style: none; |
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} |
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div.tableblock > table[frame="vsides"] { |
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border-top-style: none; |
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border-bottom-style: none; |
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} |
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/* |
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* |
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* */ |
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table.tableblock { |
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margin-top: 1.0em; |
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margin-bottom: 1.5em; |
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} |
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thead, p.tableblock.header { |
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font-weight: bold; |
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color: #527bbd; |
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} |
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p.tableblock { |
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margin-top: 0; |
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} |
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table.tableblock { |
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border-width: 3px; |
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border-spacing: 0px; |
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border-style: solid; |
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border-color: #527bbd; |
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border-collapse: collapse; |
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} |
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th.tableblock, td.tableblock { |
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border-width: 1px; |
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padding: 4px; |
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border-style: solid; |
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border-color: #527bbd; |
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} |
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table.tableblock.frame-topbot { |
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border-left-style: hidden; |
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border-right-style: hidden; |
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} |
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table.tableblock.frame-sides { |
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border-top-style: hidden; |
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border-bottom-style: hidden; |
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} |
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table.tableblock.frame-none { |
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border-style: hidden; |
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} |
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th.tableblock.halign-left, td.tableblock.halign-left { |
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text-align: left; |
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} |
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th.tableblock.halign-center, td.tableblock.halign-center { |
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text-align: center; |
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} |
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th.tableblock.halign-right, td.tableblock.halign-right { |
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text-align: right; |
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} |
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th.tableblock.valign-top, td.tableblock.valign-top { |
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vertical-align: top; |
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} |
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th.tableblock.valign-middle, td.tableblock.valign-middle { |
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vertical-align: middle; |
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} |
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th.tableblock.valign-bottom, td.tableblock.valign-bottom { |
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vertical-align: bottom; |
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} |
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/* |
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* manpage specific |
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* |
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* */ |
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body.manpage h1 { |
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padding-top: 0.5em; |
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padding-bottom: 0.5em; |
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border-top: 2px solid silver; |
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border-bottom: 2px solid silver; |
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} |
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body.manpage h2 { |
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border-style: none; |
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} |
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body.manpage div.sectionbody { |
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margin-left: 3em; |
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} |
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@media print { |
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body.manpage div#toc { display: none; } |
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} |
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</style> |
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<script type="text/javascript"> |
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/*<+'])'); |
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// Function that scans the DOM tree for header elements (the DOM2 |
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// nodeIterator API would be a better technique but not supported by all |
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// browsers). |
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var iterate = function (el) { |
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for (var i = el.firstChild; i != null; i = i.nextSibling) { |
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if (i.nodeType == 1 /* Node.ELEMENT_NODE */) { |
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var mo = re.exec(i.tagName); |
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if (mo && (i.getAttribute("class") || i.getAttribute("className")) != "float") { |
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result[result.length] = new TocEntry(i, getText(i), mo[1]-1); |
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} |
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iterate(i); |
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} |
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} |
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} |
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iterate(el); |
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return result; |
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} |
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var toc = document.getElementById("toc"); |
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if (!toc) { |
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return; |
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} |
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// Delete existing TOC entries in case we're reloading the TOC. |
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var tocEntriesToRemove = []; |
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var i; |
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for (i = 0; i < toc.childNodes.length; i++) { |
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var entry = toc.childNodes[i]; |
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if (entry.nodeName.toLowerCase() == 'div' |
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&& entry.getAttribute("class") |
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&& entry.getAttribute("class").match(/^toclevel/)) |
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tocEntriesToRemove.push(entry); |
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} |
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for (i = 0; i < tocEntriesToRemove.length; i++) { |
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toc.removeChild(tocEntriesToRemove[i]); |
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} |
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// Rebuild TOC entries. |
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var entries = tocEntries(document.getElementById("content"), toclevels); |
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for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; ++i) { |
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var entry = entries[i]; |
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if (entry.element.id == "") |
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entry.element.id = "_toc_" + i; |
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var a = document.createElement("a"); |
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a.href = "#" + entry.element.id; |
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a.appendChild(document.createTextNode(entry.text)); |
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var div = document.createElement("div"); |
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div.appendChild(a); |
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div.className = "toclevel" + entry.toclevel; |
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toc.appendChild(div); |
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} |
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if (entries.length == 0) |
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toc.parentNode.removeChild(toc); |
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}, |
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// Footnotes generator |
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///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// |
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/* Based on footnote generation code from: |
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* http://www.brandspankingnew.net/archive/2005/07/format_footnote.html |
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*/ |
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footnotes: function () { |
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// Delete existing footnote entries in case we're reloading the footnodes. |
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var i; |
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var noteholder = document.getElementById("footnotes"); |
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if (!noteholder) { |
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return; |
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} |
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var entriesToRemove = []; |
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for (i = 0; i < noteholder.childNodes.length; i++) { |
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var entry = noteholder.childNodes[i]; |
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if (entry.nodeName.toLowerCase() == 'div' && entry.getAttribute("class") == "footnote") |
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entriesToRemove.push(entry); |
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} |
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for (i = 0; i < entriesToRemove.length; i++) { |
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noteholder.removeChild(entriesToRemove[i]); |
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} |
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// Rebuild footnote entries. |
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var cont = document.getElementById("content"); |
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var spans = cont.getElementsByTagName("span"); |
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var refs = {}; |
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var n = 0; |
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for (i=0; i<spans.length; i++) { |
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if (spans[i].className == "footnote") { |
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n++; |
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var note = spans[i].getAttribute("data-note"); |
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if (!note) { |
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// Use [\s\S] in place of . so multi-line matches work. |
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// Because JavaScript has no s (dotall) regex flag. |
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note = spans[i].innerHTML.match(/\s*\[([\s\S]*)]\s*/)[1]; |
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spans[i].innerHTML = |
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"[<a id='_footnoteref_" + n + "' href='#_footnote_" + n + |
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"' title='View footnote' class='footnote'>" + n + "</a>]"; |
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spans[i].setAttribute("data-note", note); |
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} |
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noteholder.innerHTML += |
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"<div class='footnote' id='_footnote_" + n + "'>" + |
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"<a href='#_footnoteref_" + n + "' title='Return to text'>" + |
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n + "</a>. " + note + "</div>"; |
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var id =spans[i].getAttribute("id"); |
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if (id != null) refs["#"+id] = n; |
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} |
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} |
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if (n == 0) |
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noteholder.parentNode.removeChild(noteholder); |
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else { |
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// Process footnoterefs. |
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for (i=0; i<spans.length; i++) { |
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<h1> |
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syslinux(1) Manual Page |
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</h1> |
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<h2>NAME</h2> |
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<div class="sectionbody"> |
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<p>syslinux - |
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Install SYSLINUX to a file system |
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</p> |
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</div> |
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</div> |
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<div id="content"> |
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<div class="sect1"> |
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<h2 id="_synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2> |
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<div class="sectionbody"> |
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<div class="verseblock"> |
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<pre class="content"><strong>syslinux</strong> [<em>OPTIONS</em>] <em>DEVICE</em> |
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<strong>extlinux</strong> [<em>OPTIONS</em>] <em>PATH</em> |
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<strong>syslinux</strong> [-h | --help | -v | --version] |
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<strong>extlinux</strong> [-h | --help | -v | --version]</pre> |
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<div class="attribution"> |
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</div></div> |
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</div> |
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</div> |
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<div class="sect1"> |
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<h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2> |
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<div class="sectionbody"> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Install <strong>SYSLINUX</strong> to the <em>DEVICE</em>/<em>PATH</em>, altering the boot sector and |
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installing the <em>ldlinux.sys</em> boot loader file. For the Linux installer |
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extlinux, <em>PATH</em> is the desired path for the control files on a mounted, |
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supported file system and sets the install-time working directory. For |
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all others, <em>DEVICE</em> must specify a FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 file system. For |
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the Linux installers syslinux and syslinux-mtools, <em>DEVICE</em> should be an |
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unmounted file system. For the DOS/Win32/Win64 installers, <em>DEVICE</em> |
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should be a drive like <em>a:</em> (case insensitive).</p></div> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p>For versions ~4.00 and later, either -i/--install or -U/--update must be |
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specified unless modifying the ADV of an existing install (options |
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tagged with <em>ADV</em>) or requesting the help/usage or version info, .</p></div> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p>If, during boot, the Shift or Alt keys are held down, or the Caps or |
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Scroll locks are set, <strong>Syslinux</strong> will display a <strong>lilo</strong>(8) -style "boot:" |
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prompt. The user can then type a kernel file name followed by any kernel |
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parameters. The <strong>Syslinux</strong> bootloader does not need to know about the |
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kernel or config files in advance.</p></div> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p><strong>Syslinux</strong> supports the loading of initial ramdisks (initrd) and the |
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bzImage kernel format.</p></div> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Please note, the ldlinux.sys boot loader file is flagged as immutable |
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(where applicable) and is modified after copying in to help ensure |
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boot-time integrity. File systems with a sufficiently large boot loader |
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reserved area, like btrfs, will have ldlinux.sys installed there rather |
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than as a normal file. Prior to version 4.00, extlinux would install a |
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file extlinux.sys which versions 4.00 and later installers will replace with ldlinux.sys.</p></div> |
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</div> |
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<div class="sect1"> |
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<h2 id="_options">OPTIONS</h2> |
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<div class="sectionbody"> |
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<div class="sect2"> |
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<h3 id="_standalone_options">Standalone options</h3> |
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<div class="dlist"><dl> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-i</strong>, <strong>--install</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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(~4.00+) Install SYSLINUX, regardless of an existing install. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-U</strong>, <strong>--update</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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(~4.00+) Update an existing SYSLINUX/EXTLINUX install. If no Syslinux |
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boot loader is present, return an error. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-h</strong>, <strong>--help</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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Display help/usage information. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-v</strong>, <strong>--version</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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Display version information and exit immediately. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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</dl></div> |
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</div> |
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<div class="sect2"> |
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<h3 id="_regular_options">Regular Options</h3> |
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<div class="dlist"><dl> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-a</strong>, <strong>--active</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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(DOS/Win32/Win64 ONLY) Mark the install target file system’s partition |
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active. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-d</strong>, <strong>--directory</strong> <em>subdirectory</em> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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(Not necessary for extlinux as it is implied by <em>PATH</em>) Install the |
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<strong>SYSLINUX</strong> control files in a subdirectory with the specified name |
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(relative to the root directory on the device). |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>--device</strong> <em>DEVICE</em> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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(extlinux ONLY; 4.06+) Force use of a specific block device (experts |
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only). |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-f</strong>, <strong>--force</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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Force install even if it appears unsafe. Before 4.00, -f was used for |
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--offset in the Linux installers. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-H</strong>, <strong>--heads</strong> <em>head-count</em> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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Override the detected number of heads for the geometry. See also |
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<strong>--sector</strong>. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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</dl></div> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p><strong>-m</strong>, <strong>--mbr</strong>: |
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(DOS/Win32/Win64 ONLY) Install the regular Syslinux MBR code to the MBR.</p></div> |
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<div class="dlist"><dl> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-M</strong>, <strong>--menu-save</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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(4.00+; ADV) Set the label to select as default on the next boot. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-o</strong>, <strong>--once</strong> <em>command</em> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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(ADV) Declare a boot command to be tried on the first boot only. The |
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use of <strong>-o</strong> for the Linux installers syslinux or syslinux-mtools has |
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been deprecated as of ~4.00 and is no longer valid as of ~4.02. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-O</strong>, <strong>--clear-once</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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Clear the boot-once command. See also <strong>--once</strong>. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-r</strong>, <strong>--raid</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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(ADV) RAID mode. If boot fails, tell the BIOS to boot the next device |
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in the boot sequence (usually the next hard disk) instead of stopping |
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with an error message. This is useful for RAID-1 booting. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>--reset-adv</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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(ADV) Reset auxilliary data vector. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-S</strong>, <strong>--sectors</strong> <em>sector-count</em> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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Override the detected number of sectors for the geometry. See also |
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<strong>--head</strong>. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-s</strong>, <strong>--stupid</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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Install a "safe, slow and stupid" version of <strong>SYSLINUX</strong>. This version |
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may work on some very buggy BIOSes on which <strong>SYSLINUX</strong> would otherwise |
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fail. If you find a machine on which the -s option is required to make |
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it boot reliably, please send as much info about your machine as you |
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can, and include the failure mode. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>-t</strong>, <strong>--offset</strong> <em>offset</em> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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(Linux syslinux/syslinux-mtools ONLY) Indicates that the filesystem is |
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at an offset from the base of the device or file. |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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</dl></div> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p><strong>-z</strong>, <strong>--zipdrive</strong> |
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Assume zipdrive geometry (<em>--heads 64 --sectors 32</em>). See also <strong>--head</strong> |
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and <strong>--sector</strong>.</p></div> |
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</div> |
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</div> |
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</div> |
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<div class="sect1"> |
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<h2 id="_examples">EXAMPLES</h2> |
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<div class="sectionbody"> |
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<div class="sect2"> |
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<h3 id="_booting_dos">Booting DOS</h3> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p>For booting DOS and other similar operating systems, there is an easy |
|
and generally reliable solution to substitute in SYSLINUX as the primary |
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boot loader.</p></div> |
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<div class="ulist"><ul> |
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<li> |
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<p> |
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Make a DOS-bootable disk; The following are possible commands: |
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</p> |
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<div class="literalblock"> |
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<div class="content"> |
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<pre><code>format a: /s |
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sys a:</code></pre> |
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</div></div> |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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<p> |
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Copy the DOS boot sector off using Linux or copybs.com: |
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</p> |
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<div class="literalblock"> |
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<div class="content"> |
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<pre><code>dd if=/dev/fd0 of=dos.bss bs=512 count=1 |
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copybs a: a:dos.bss</code></pre> |
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</div></div> |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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<p> |
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Install SYSLINUX using one of: |
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</p> |
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<div class="literalblock"> |
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<div class="content"> |
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<pre><code>syslinux a: |
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syslinux /dev/fd0 (before 4.00) |
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syslinux -i /dev/fd0 (4.00+)</code></pre> |
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</div></div> |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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<p> |
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For Linux, mount the disk and copy the dos.bss to the disk: |
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</p> |
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<div class="literalblock"> |
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<div class="content"> |
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<pre><code>mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt |
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cp dos.bss /mnt</code></pre> |
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</div></div> |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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<p> |
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Copy a Linux kernel image and initrd payload files: |
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</p> |
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<div class="dlist"><dl> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>Linux:</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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cp vmlinux /mnt |
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cp initrd.gz /mnt |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>DOS/Windows:</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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copy vmlinux a: |
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copy initrd.gz a: |
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</p> |
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</dd> |
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</dl></div> |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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<p> |
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For Linux, umount the disk (if applicable): |
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</p> |
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<div class="literalblock"> |
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<div class="content"> |
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<pre><code>umount /mnt</code></pre> |
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</div></div> |
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</li> |
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</ul></div> |
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</div> |
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<div class="sect2"> |
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<h3 id="_mbr">MBR</h3> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p>In order to boot from a hard disk (or hard disk-like device) in BIOS |
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mode, an appropriate MBR boot block must also be installed in the MBR |
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(first sector or 512 bytes of the disk), occupying at most 440 bytes.</p></div> |
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<div class="dlist"><dl> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>DOS/Windows:</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<p> |
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If using FDISK, FDISK or a similar application must also be used to mark |
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the partition as active. |
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</p> |
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<div class="literalblock"> |
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<div class="content"> |
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<pre><code> fdisk /mbr |
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OR |
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syslinux -ma c:</code></pre> |
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</div></div> |
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</dd> |
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<dt class="hdlist1"> |
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<strong>Linux:</strong> |
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</dt> |
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<dd> |
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<div class="literalblock"> |
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<div class="content"> |
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<pre><code>dd bs=440 count=1 conv=notrunc if=mbr/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda</code></pre> |
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</div></div> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p>For altmbr.bin, an easy way to overwrite the MBR boot block and specify |
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the partion number is:</p></div> |
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<div class="literalblock"> |
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<div class="content"> |
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<pre><code>printf '\1' | cat altmbr.bin - | dd bs=440 count=1 \ |
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iflag=fullblock conv=notrunc of=/dev/sda</code></pre> |
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</div></div> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Note: using <em>cat</em> for writing the MBR can under some circumstances cause |
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data loss or overwritting. For this reason, using <em>dd</em> is recommended |
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for all situations.</p></div> |
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</dd> |
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<div class="sect1"> |
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<h2 id="_see_also">SEE ALSO</h2> |
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<div class="sectionbody"> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p><strong>syslinux.cfg</strong>(5), <strong>syslinux-cli</strong>(1), <strong>lilo</strong>(8), <strong>keytab-lilo.pl</strong>(8), |
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<strong>fdisk</strong>(8), <strong>mkfs</strong>(8), <strong>superformat</strong>(1).</p></div> |
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<h2 id="_author">AUTHOR</h2> |
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<div class="sectionbody"> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p>This AsciiDoc derived document is a modified version of the original |
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<strong>SYSLINUX</strong> documentation by H. Peter Anvin <<a href="mailto:hpa@zytor.com">hpa@zytor.com</a>>. The conversion to |
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a manpage was made by Arthur Korn <<a href="mailto:arthur@korn.ch">arthur@korn.ch</a>>. The conversion to |
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an AsciiDoc was made by Gene Cumm <<a href="mailto:gene.cumm@gmail.com">gene.cumm@gmail.com</a>></p></div> |
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Copyright (C) 1994-2012 H. Peter Anvin. Free use of this software is granted |
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under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2 |
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(GPLv2) (or, at your option, any later version).</p></div> |
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