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====The Syslinux Project====
boot loading

Verify installed version via the command-line interface (not available for versions older than 4.01):
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# syslinux --version
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Binary code distribution:
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
- http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/pet_packages-common/
- http://www.smokey01.com/coolpup/
- http://www.datafilehost.com/download-22c49d7d.html

Dependencies: +[[bzip2]],+[[grep]],+[[tar]]

http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/SYSLINUX
http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/The_Syslinux_Project
http://www.t2-project.org/packages/syslinux.html
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Syslinux
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/software

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# syslinux
Usage: syslinux [options] device
--offset -t Offset of the file system on the device
--directory -d Directory for installation target
--install -i Install over the current bootsector
--update -U Update a previous installation
--zip -z Force zipdrive geometry (-H 64 -S 32)
--sectors=# -S Force the number of sectors per track
--heads=# -H Force number of heads
--stupid -s Slow, safe and stupid mode
--raid -r Fall back to the next device on boot failure
--once=... Execute a command once upon boot
--clear-once -O Clear the boot-once command
--reset-adv Reset auxilliary data
--menu-save= -M Set the label to select as default on the next boot
--force -f Ignore precautions
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e.g. install the boot loader to device sdb1:
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# syslinux -i -s /dev/sdb1
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Using syslinux older than version 4.01:
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# syslinux --help
Usage: ./syslinux [-sfr][-d directory][-o offset] device
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Installing the boot loader to device sdb1 using syslinux older than version 4.01:
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# syslinux -sf /dev/sdb1
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