--- /dev/null
+Package: lilo
+Subject: fix typos in manpage lilo conf
+Author: Joachim Wiedorn <ad_debian at joonet.de>
+Forwarded: yes
+Last-Update: 2011-03-20
+
+Update of the configuration example. More clearness about the
+both ways of configuration of background bitmaps. Remove of
+all information about OS/2 as alternate system, because OS/2
+is obsolete for many years.
+---
+
+diff -urN s14/man/lilo.conf.5 s15/man/lilo.conf.5
+--- s14/man/lilo.conf.5 2010-11-01 17:13:41.000000000 +0100
++++ s15/man/lilo.conf.5 2011-03-20 14:18:06.116170451 +0100
+@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
+ It might look as follows:
+ .IP
+ .nf
+-# lilo.conf
++# /etc/lilo.conf
+ #
+-# global options:
++### global options ###
+ boot=/dev/hda
+ prompt
+ timeout=150
+@@ -41,28 +41,24 @@
+ read-only
+ menu-title=" John's Computer "
+ #
+-# bootable kernel images:
+-image=/boot/zImage-1.5.99
++### bootable kernel images ###
++image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-1-i386
+ label=try
+-image=/boot/zImage-1.0.9
+- label=1.0.9
++image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.33-1-i386
++ label=2.4.33
+ image=/tamu/vmlinuz
+ label=tamu
+- initrd=initramdisk.img
++ initrd=/tamu/initrd.img
+ root=/dev/hdb2
+ vga=ask
+ #
+-# other operating systems:
++### other operating systems ###
+ other=/dev/hda3
+- label=dos
++ label=DOS
+ boot-as=0x80 # must be C:
+ other=/dev/hdb1
+- label=Win98
++ label=WinXP
+ boot-as=0x80 # must be C:
+-other=/dev/hdb5
+- label=os2
+- loader=os2_d
+- table=E: # os2 sees as E:
+ .fi
+ .LP
+ This configuration file specifies that lilo uses the Master
+@@ -130,17 +126,19 @@
+ .sp
+ When a bitmap file is specified as a background screen during the boot
+ process, the color selection and layout of the text which overlays the
+-graphic image must be specified in one of two ways. One way, is to use
+-a bitmap image (*.bmp) file which has had a header written by the
++graphic image must be specified in one of two ways.
++.sp
++One way is the use of header information in the bitmap image (*.bmp) file:
++From a text file with all the information about 'bmp-colors', 'bmp-table'
++and 'bmp-timer' options together with the 'bitmap' option are stored in
++the special LILO header of the bitmap image file by the
+ .BI "lilo -E"
+-command. If this command is used, then all of the
+-information specified by the 'bmp-colors', 'bmp-table', and 'bmp-timer'
+-options is stored in a special LILO header within the bitmap file.
+-Without this header, the 'bmp-' option values should be
+-specified in the configuration file; if not, default values are used.
+-Any use of the 'bmp-' options
+-within the configuration file overrides the values stored in the
+-bitmap file header.
++command. Another way works without these special header information: All
++the information about 'bmp-colors', 'bmp-table' and 'bmp-timer' options
++together with the 'bitmap' option are stored in the configuration file.
++Any use of the 'bmp-' options within the configuration file overrides
++the options stored in the bitmap file header. If lilo cannot find any of
++the 'bmp-' options, then default values are used.
+ .TP
+ .BI "bmp-colors=" <fg>,<bg>,<sh>,<hfg>,<hbg>,<hsh>
+ Specifies the decimal values of the colors to be used for the menu display
+@@ -292,9 +290,9 @@
+ .fi
+ .sp
+ probably only useful for floppy disks and loopback devices,
+-since for hard disks the
++because for hard disks the
+ .BI lba32
+-disk addressing option (LILO 21.2) ignores disk geometry.
++disk addressing option ignores disk geometry.
+ .sp
+ (22.5.8) Developers who have implemented a disk driver for a new block storage
+ device will have to indicate to LILO the maximum number of partitions
+@@ -836,14 +834,8 @@
+ By default
+ .I chain
+ is used. This chain loader passes partition and drive information in the
+-boot sector it loads only to DOS on FAT12 or FAT16, Windows on FAT16 or
+-FAT32, or OS/2 on FAT16 or HPFS.
+-The alternate chain loader,
+-.I os2_d
+-passes partition and drive information unconditionally, and uses a format
+-suitable for OS/2 and DOS (see
+-.I table=<letter>
+-below).
++boot sector it loads only to DOS on FAT12 or FAT16, or Windows on FAT16 or
++FAT32.
+ .TP
+ .BI "table=" <device>
+ This specifies the device that contains the partition table.
+@@ -856,14 +848,9 @@
+ with `table' is modified.
+ .TP
+ .BI "table=" <drive-letter>
+-This is a special case for the
++This option is obsolete. It were used in the special case for the
+ .I os2_d
+-chain loader. It specifies the DOS drive letter for the partition
+-that will be booted. This is
+-.I mandatory
+-when booting OS/2 installed on
+-an extended partition. The drive letter may be specified with or without a
+-trailing colon.
++chain loader.
+ .TP
+ .BI "change"
+ This keyword starts a section which describes how primary partition IDs are
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