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.IX Title "LILO 8"
-.TH LILO 8 "2013-05-01" "23.3" "lilo documentation"
+.TH LILO 8 "2014-10-15" "24.1" "lilo documentation"
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.IP "\fB\-A\fR \fImaster-device [N]\fR" 4
.IX Item "-A master-device [N]"
Used with a single argument, inquire of active partition on device \fImaster-device\fR;
-e.g. \fI/dev/sda\fR. With N==0: deactivate all partitions on the device. With N in
+e.g. \fI/dev/sda\fR. With N==0: deactivate all partitions on the device. With N in
the range [1..n]: activate the specified partition and deactivate all others.
Normally, only primary partitions [1..4] may be activated, but if the 'Extended
-Master Boot Loader' is present on the Master Boot Record (\s-1MBR\s0) of the device
+Master Boot Loader' is present on the Master Boot Record (\s-1MBR\s0) of the device
(see the \-M option), any partition may be made active. Whether the actual \s-1OS\s0
-in the partition will boot from an extended partition depends on the characteristics
-of the \s-1OS\s0. \s-1LILO\s0 boot records for Linux may be booted from an extended partition.
+in the partition will boot from a logical partition depends on the characteristics
+of the \s-1OS\s0. \s-1LILO\s0 boot records for Linux may be booted from a logical partition.
.IP "\fB\-b\fR \fIbootdev\fR" 4
.IX Item "-b bootdev"
Set the boot device where the boot loader will be installed. For example
\&\fI\*(L"\-b /dev/sda\*(R"\fR set the Master Boot Record (\s-1MBR\s0) on the first disk as boot
-device. \fI\*(L"\-b /dev/sdb5\*(R"\fR set the first extended partition on the second disk
+device. \fI\*(L"\-b /dev/sdb5\*(R"\fR set the first logical partition on the second disk
as boot device.
.IP "\fB\-B\fR \fIbitmap-file\fR" 4
.IX Item "-B bitmap-file"
present, then generate one and write it to the \s-1MBR\s0. If \fImbr\fR is set, the
Standard Master Boot Loader will search partitions 1\-4 for an active flag, and
boot the flagged partition. Only one active flag is allowed. If \fIext\fR is set,
-the search for an active partition will include extended partitions as well.
+the search for an active partition will include logical partitions as well.
The presence of the Extended Master Boot Loader on the Master Boot Record
(\s-1MBR\s0 = sector 0) of a disk affects the operation of the \fI\-A\fR option.
.IP "\fB\-p\fR" 4
once-only command. It is typically used in reboot scripts, just before calling
\&'shutdown \-r'. Used without any arguments, it will cancel a \fIlock\fR\-ed or
\&\fIfallback\fR command line.
+.Sp
+This Command line starts with image identifier (as shown during map file update),
+then space, then kernel parameters. The kernel parameters are appended to kernel
+command line constructed routinely. In either case, it there were parameters
+or not, such one-time command will be treated by loaders code, as if it is set
+at 'boot:' prompt. This could lead to 'password:' prompt at boot time. Be warned!
+Refer to \fI\fIlilo.conf\fI\|(5)\fR for details.
.IP "\fB\-s\fR \fIsave-file\fR" 4
.IX Item "-s save-file"
When lilo writes a new boot sector, it preserves the former contents of the boot
generate this version of \s-1LILO\s0.
.IP "\fB\-z\fR" 4
.IX Item "-z"
-When used with the '\-M' switch, clears the Volume-ID. Usually used in the
+When used with the '\-M' switch, clears the Volume-ID. Usually used in the
following sequence to generate a new Volume-ID:
.Sp
.Vb 2
-\& lilo \-z \-M /dev/hda
-\& lilo \-M /dev/hda
+\& lilo \-z \-M /dev/sda
+\& lilo \-M /dev/sda
.Ve
.IP "\fB\-Z\fR \fIoption\fR" 4
.IX Item "-Z option"
.Vb 3
\& Copyright (C) 1992\-1998 Werner Almesberger
\& Copyright (C) 1999\-2007 John Coffman
-\& Copyright (C) 2009\-2013 Joachim Wiedorn
+\& Copyright (C) 2009\-2014 Joachim Wiedorn
.Ve
.PP
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-modification, are permitted under the terms of the \s-1BSD\s0 license found in
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted under the terms of the \s-1BSD\s0 license found in
the \s-1COPYING\s0 file.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
.Ve
.PP
This manual page was written by Werner Almesberger and Joachim Wiedorn
-<ad_debian at joonet.de>.
+<joodevel at joonet.de>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fBlilo.conf\fR(5),
-\&\fBliloconfig\fR(8),
+\&\fBliloconfig\fR(8),
\&\fBlilo-uuid-diskid\fR(8),
-\&\fBmkrescue\fR(8),
+\&\fBmkrescue\fR(8),
\&\fBfdisk\fR(8),
\&\fBmkinitrd\fR(8)
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