[syslinux] [PATCH] Added new -r (for RAID) option and bootsecfile as pointed by Gert Hulselmans

[Vicente Jiménez]

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.)

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