2 Subject: fix typos in manpage lilo conf
3 Author: Joachim Wiedorn <ad_debian at joonet.de>
5 Last-Update: 2011-03-20
7 Update of the configuration example. More clearness about the
8 both ways of configuration of background bitmaps. Remove of
9 all information about OS/2 as alternate system, because OS/2
10 is obsolete for many years.
13 diff -urN s14/man/lilo.conf.5 s15/man/lilo.conf.5
14 --- s14/man/lilo.conf.5 2010-11-01 17:13:41.000000000 +0100
15 +++ s15/man/lilo.conf.5 2011-03-20 14:18:06.116170451 +0100
17 It might look as follows:
24 +### global options ###
30 menu-title=" John's Computer "
32 -# bootable kernel images:
33 -image=/boot/zImage-1.5.99
34 +### bootable kernel images ###
35 +image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-1-i386
37 -image=/boot/zImage-1.0.9
39 +image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.33-1-i386
43 - initrd=initramdisk.img
44 + initrd=/tamu/initrd.img
48 -# other operating systems:
49 +### other operating systems ###
53 boot-as=0x80 # must be C:
57 boot-as=0x80 # must be C:
61 - table=E: # os2 sees as E:
64 This configuration file specifies that lilo uses the Master
67 When a bitmap file is specified as a background screen during the boot
68 process, the color selection and layout of the text which overlays the
69 -graphic image must be specified in one of two ways. One way, is to use
70 -a bitmap image (*.bmp) file which has had a header written by the
71 +graphic image must be specified in one of two ways.
73 +One way is the use of header information in the bitmap image (*.bmp) file:
74 +From a text file with all the information about 'bmp-colors', 'bmp-table'
75 +and 'bmp-timer' options together with the 'bitmap' option are stored in
76 +the special LILO header of the bitmap image file by the
78 -command. If this command is used, then all of the
79 -information specified by the 'bmp-colors', 'bmp-table', and 'bmp-timer'
80 -options is stored in a special LILO header within the bitmap file.
81 -Without this header, the 'bmp-' option values should be
82 -specified in the configuration file; if not, default values are used.
83 -Any use of the 'bmp-' options
84 -within the configuration file overrides the values stored in the
86 +command. Another way works without these special header information: All
87 +the information about 'bmp-colors', 'bmp-table' and 'bmp-timer' options
88 +together with the 'bitmap' option are stored in the configuration file.
89 +Any use of the 'bmp-' options within the configuration file overrides
90 +the options stored in the bitmap file header. If lilo cannot find any of
91 +the 'bmp-' options, then default values are used.
93 .BI "bmp-colors=" <fg>,<bg>,<sh>,<hfg>,<hbg>,<hsh>
94 Specifies the decimal values of the colors to be used for the menu display
98 probably only useful for floppy disks and loopback devices,
99 -since for hard disks the
100 +because for hard disks the
102 -disk addressing option (LILO 21.2) ignores disk geometry.
103 +disk addressing option ignores disk geometry.
105 (22.5.8) Developers who have implemented a disk driver for a new block storage
106 device will have to indicate to LILO the maximum number of partitions
110 is used. This chain loader passes partition and drive information in the
111 -boot sector it loads only to DOS on FAT12 or FAT16, Windows on FAT16 or
112 -FAT32, or OS/2 on FAT16 or HPFS.
113 -The alternate chain loader,
115 -passes partition and drive information unconditionally, and uses a format
116 -suitable for OS/2 and DOS (see
119 +boot sector it loads only to DOS on FAT12 or FAT16, or Windows on FAT16 or
122 .BI "table=" <device>
123 This specifies the device that contains the partition table.
125 with `table' is modified.
127 .BI "table=" <drive-letter>
128 -This is a special case for the
129 +This option is obsolete. It were used in the special case for the
131 -chain loader. It specifies the DOS drive letter for the partition
132 -that will be booted. This is
134 -when booting OS/2 installed on
135 -an extended partition. The drive letter may be specified with or without a
140 This keyword starts a section which describes how primary partition IDs are