2 Subject: add info in lilo.conf.5 about append options
3 Author: Joachim Wiedorn <ad_debian at joonet.de>
4 Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=368133
6 Last-Update: 2011-06-18
8 Add some infos for right usage of "append=" and "addappend=" option
12 diff -urN s12/man/lilo.conf.5 s13/man/lilo.conf.5
13 --- s12/man/lilo.conf.5 2011-06-18 16:07:05.112620983 +0200
14 +++ s13/man/lilo.conf.5 2011-06-18 16:32:15.389514340 +0200
16 command line parameters to this kernel.
18 .BI "addappend=" <string>
19 -(22.6) The kernel parameters from the specified string, are concatenated to the
20 +The kernel parameters of this string are concatenated to the
23 -specification (see below).
24 -The string must be enclosed within double quotes. Usually, the previous
26 +The string of addappend must be enclosed within double quotes.
27 +Usually, the previous
29 -will specify parameters common to all kernels by appearing in the top,
30 -or global, section of the configuration file and
31 +will set parameters common to all kernels by appearing in the global
32 +section of the configuration file and
34 will be used to add local parameter(s) to an individual image.
35 -Addappend= may be used only once per "image=" section.
36 +The addappend option may be used only once per "image=" section.
38 +If the string is a very long line, this line can be divided
39 +in more lines using "\\" as last character of a line, e.g.
42 + addappend="noapic acpi=off pci=usepirqmask \\
43 + pnpbios=off pnpacpi=off noisapnp"
46 .BI "append=" <string>
47 Appends the options specified to the parameter line passed to the kernel.
49 kernel parameters are separated by a blank space, and the string must be
50 enclosed in double quotes. A local append= appearing withing an image=
52 -global append= appearing in the top section of the configuration file.
53 -Append= may be used only once per "image="
54 +global append= appearing in the global section of the configuration file.
55 +The append option may be used only once per "image="
56 section. To concatenate parameter strings, use "addappend=". Example:
59 append="mem=96M hd=576,64,32 console=ttyS1,9600"
62 +If the string is a very long line, this line can be divided in more lines
63 +using "\\" as last character of a line. See example of addappend option.
66 Specifies the initial ramdisk image to be loaded with the kernel. The