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# Syslinux Install Howto
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# Original Version
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#	http://www.Linux-boot/Loaders/Syslinux/Examples/syslinux.Howto.txt
#	http://www.Linux-boot/Loaders/Syslinux/Examples/syslinux.cfg
#	http://www.Linux-boot/Loaders/Syslinux/Examples/syslinux.append.txt
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# 20-Nov-02 amo Added superformat before mformat, prompt/timeout
# 26-Aug-03 amo Added comments
# 09-Sep-03 amo Added syslinux.msg
# 15-Aug-04 amo Modified for Linux-Boot.net
# 13-Sep-05 amo Added USB-Stick ( /dev/sda1 ) example, split off Append options
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# Booting with Syslinux instead of lilo or grub
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# Source
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#	http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php
#	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
#	http://freshmeat.net/projects/syslinux/
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# Mailing List
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#	http://www.zytor.com/mailman/listinfo/syslinux
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# PXE Network Boot
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#	http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php
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# CDROM Boot ( el torito boot cdrom )
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#	http://syslinux.zytor.com/iso.php
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# Low level format first ( superformat or fdformat )
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#	http://www.tux.org/pub/people/alain-knaff/fdutils	( superformat is in fdutils )
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superformat /dev/fd0H1440 
# performat /dev/fd0h1440 
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# -- or --
# fdformat /dev/fd0H1440 
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# DOS Side  ( need to create dos.bss )
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#	- do under Window95, Window98
#	- or do under DOSemu
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# C:> format a:/s
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mformat a:/s
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#	#
#	# be 100% certain that "A:" is in fact your floppy disk
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#	# to boot off usb-stick
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#	#	-F 32	allows long filenames
#	#	-F 16	only 8.3 filename format
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#	mkfs.msdos -N USB-Stick -F 16 /dev/sda1
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# Linux Side
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# Copy the DOS Boot Sector from the DOS formated files
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dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/boot/dos.bss bs=512 count=1
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syslinux /dev/fd0
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#	#
#	# to boot off usb-stick
#	#	"-s"  see syslinux home for option info
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#	syslinux [ -s ] /dev/sda1
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mkdir /mnt/dos ; mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/dos
cp /boot/dos.bss /mnt/dos
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# The Kernel to boot
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echo "# vmlinux-2.4.27" > /mnt/dos/linux.txt
cp /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27 /mnt/dos/linux
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# it's a dos disk use dos_format.txt filenamed
# cd /mnt/dos ; ln -s  vmlinuz-2.4.27 linux
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# Optional startup modules if any
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# cp /boot/initrd.gz /mnt/dos
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# Now create a config file
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#	cd /tmp ; wget http://www.linux-consulting.com/Boot/BootLoader.Syslinux/boot.flop.syslinux.cfg
#	mv boot.flop.syslinux.cfg syslinux.cfg
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cp boot.flop.syslinux.cfg  /mnt/dos/syslinux.cfg
cp boot.flop.syslinux.msg  /mnt/dos/syslinux.msg
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# cp boot.flop.syslinux.txt  /mnt/dos/syslinux.txt
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sync
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umount /mnt/dos
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# SYSLINUX.CFG
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#	http://www.Linux-boot/Loaders/Syslinux/Examples/syslinux.cfg
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# Append Options
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#	http://www.Linux-boot/Loaders/Syslinux/Examples/syslinux.append.txt
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