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Package: lilo
Subject: fix for manpage lilo.conf.5
Author: Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig at rhi.hi.is>
Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=902711
Forwarded: yes
Last-Update: 2018-09-09
Fix the warning: (macro BI): only 1 argument, but more are expected.
---
diff -urN s08/man/lilo.conf.5 s09/man/lilo.conf.5
--- s08/man/lilo.conf.5 2016-07-15 22:02:52.000000000 +0200
+++ s09/man/lilo.conf.5 2018-09-09 15:41:31.019967938 +0200
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
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"
+.B lilo \-E
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.
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
then "none" is assumed. The list entries are separated by commas, with no
spaces.
.TP
-.BI "bmp-retain"
+.B bmp-retain
Option applies to all 'image=' and 'other=' sections.
(See COMMON OPTIONS, below.)
.TP
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
boot = /dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_SV1604N_S01FJ10X999999
.fi
.TP
-.BI "change-rules"
+.B change-rules
Defines boot-time changes to partition type numbers (`hiding').
.IP
.nf
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
See section "Partition type change rules" of html/user_21-5.html inside
the old documentation for more details.
.TP
-.BI "compact"
+.B compact
Tries to merge read requests for adjacent sectors into a single
read request. This drastically reduces load time and keeps the map file
smaller. Using `compact' is especially recommended when booting
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
.sp
probably only useful for floppy disks and loopback devices,
because for hard disks the
-.BI lba32
+.B lba32
disk addressing option ignores disk geometry.
.sp
Developers who have implemented a disk driver for a new block storage
@@ -337,12 +337,12 @@
.I /etc/disktab
if `disktab' is omitted. The use of disktabs is discouraged.
.TP
-.BI "el-torito-bootable-CD"
+.B el-torito-bootable-CD
Flag second stage loader to terminate disk emulation when booting
from an El Torito Bootable CD. This option is used by the
\fBmkrescue\fP utility when the "\-\-iso" switch is specified.
.TP
-.BI "fix-table"
+.B fix-table
This allows lilo to adjust 3D addresses in partition tables. Each
partition entry contains a 3D (cylinder/head/sector) and a linear
address of the first and the last sector of the partition. If a
@@ -364,14 +364,14 @@
Operation is identical to \fBbackup=\fP above, except an existing backup
file is unconditionally overwritten if it exists.
.TP
-.BI "geometric"
+.B geometric
Force disk addressing which is compatible with older versions of LILO.
Geometric addressing uses cylinder/head/sector addresses, and is limited to
disk cylinders up to 1023. If inaccessible cylinders are referenced,
diagnostics will be issued at boot-install time, rather than boot-time.
With a newer BIOS, use of 'lba32' is recommended.
.TP
-.BI "ignore-table"
+.B ignore-table
tells lilo to ignore corrupt partition tables.
.TP
.BI "install=" <user-interface>
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
(Prior to LILO version 22.3, `install=' specified the user interface as
a file in the `/boot' directory.)
.TP
-.BI "large-memory"
+.B large-memory
Normally any initial ramdisk (initrd) loaded with a kernel is loaded as
high in memory as possible, but never above 15Mb. This is due to a BIOS
limitation on older systems. On newer systems, this option enables using
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
kernel documentation for the kernel command line parameter
"mem=" for limiting the memory used by the kernel.)
.TP
-.BI "lba32"
+.B lba32
Generate 32-bit Logical Block Addresses instead of cylinder/head/sector
addresses. If the BIOS supports packet addressing, then packet calls will be
used to access the disk. This allows booting from any partition on disks
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
all post-1998 systems. Beginning with LILO version 22, 'lba32' is the
default disk addressing scheme.
.TP
-.BI "linear"
+.B linear
Generate 24-bit linear sector addresses instead of cylinder/head/sector
(geometric) addresses. Linear addresses are translated at run time to
geometric addresses, and are limited to cylinders <= 1023. When using
@@ -426,12 +426,12 @@
recent BIOS (post-1998). The 'linear' option is considered obsolete,
and its use is strongly discouraged.
.TP
-.BI "lock"
+.B lock
Enables automatic recording of boot command lines as the defaults
for the following boots. This way, lilo "locks" on a choice until it is
manually overridden.
.TP
-.BI "mandatory"
+.B mandatory
The per-image password option `mandatory' (see below) applies to all images.
.TP
.BI "map=" <map-file>
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
message file is changed or moved. 'message=' and 'bitmap=' are mutually
exclusive.
.TP
-.BI "nodevcache"
+.B nodevcache
(22.8)
Disables pre-loading of the internal device cache. May be needed for
Linux distributions which use non-standard device naming conventions;
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
The keyboard detection codes cannot detect the presence or absence of
a newer USB keyboard.
.TP
-.BI "noraid"
+.B noraid
Disables the automatic marking of disk volumes which are components of
RAID arrays as \fBinaccessible\fP. This allows the user to edit the \fBdisk=\fP
/ \fBinaccessible\fP declarations into the configuration file himself. Without
@@ -521,10 +521,10 @@
confusing situations at boot-time, and possible failure to boot. The use
of this keyword is generally not necessary.
.TP
-.BI "nowarn"
+.B nowarn
Disables warnings about possible future dangers.
.TP
-.BI "optional"
+.B optional
The per-image option `optional' (see below) applies to all images.
.TP
.BI "password=" <password>
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@
protected at the default level `mandatory', which is a level higher than
`restricted'.
.TP
-.BI "prompt"
+.B prompt
Automatic booting (see `delay' above) will not take place unless a locked or
pre-stored ("lilo \-R") command line is present. Instead, the boot
loader will issue the
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
one way to have it written. Use of \fImbr\fP is the other way to force
writing to the MBR of device 0x80.
.TP
-.BI "restricted"
+.B restricted
The per-image password option `restricted' (see below) applies to all images.
.TP
.BI "serial=" <parameters>
@@ -606,13 +606,13 @@
.sp
Example: "serial=0,2400n8" initializes COM1 with the default parameters.
.TP
-.BI "single-key"
+.B single-key
This option specifies that boot images or 'other's are to be selected and
launched with a single keystroke. Selection is based upon the first
character of each name, which must be unique. This option should not be
used with the menu or bitmap user interface ("install=").
.TP
-.BI "static-BIOS-codes"
+.B static-BIOS-codes
Causes the operation of the boot installer and boot loader to bypass the
use of Volume-ID information, and to revert to a mode of operation of
versions of LILO from 22.4 backward. With Volume-ID booting (22.5 and later),
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
In general, this option should
never be used, except as a bug workaround.
.TP
-.BI "suppress-boot-time-BIOS-data"
+.B suppress-boot-time-BIOS-data
This global option suppresses the boot-time real mode collection of BIOS data
on systems which hang on certain BIOS calls. It is equivalent to using the
boot-time switch 'nobd'.
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
If no key is pressed for the specified time, the default image is
automatically booted. The default timeout is infinite.
.TP
-.BI "unattended"
+.B unattended
(22.6) Alters the operation of the "timeout" parameter in a manner which
is useful on
noisy serial lines. Each typed (or noise) character restarts the "timeout"
@@ -765,13 +765,13 @@
zero indicates that no RAM disk should be created. If this variable is
omitted, the RAM disk size configured into the boot image is used.
.TP
-.BI "read-only"
+.B read-only
This specifies that the root file system should be mounted read-only.
It may be specified as a global option.
Typically, the system startup procedure re-mounts the root
file system read-write later (e.g. after fsck'ing it).
.TP
-.BI "read-write"
+.B read-write
This specifies that the root file system should be mounted read-write.
It may be specified as a global option.
.TP
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@
Note that /sbin/lilo must be re-run if a partition table mapped referenced
with `table' is modified.
.TP
-.BI "change"
+.B change
This keyword starts a section which describes how primary partition IDs are
changed, and how primary partitions are activated and deactivated. If
.B change
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@
interfere with floppy disk BIOS device codes; "boot-as=" is then used as a
local option to override "master-boot" as necessary.
.TP
-.BI "master-boot"
+.B master-boot
This flag (LILO version 22.5) indicates a DOS/Windows or other
system which will only boot from BIOS device 0x80, the "C:" drive, or BIOS
device 0, the A: drive. When this
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@
This option is largely
rendered obsolete by "boot-as=", introduced with LILO version 22.5.
.TP
-.BI "unsafe"
+.B unsafe
Do not access the boot sector at map creation time. This disables
some sanity checks, including a partition table check. If the boot
sector is on a fixed-format floppy disk device, using UNSAFE avoids the
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@
.BR image= " and " other=
cases, the following options apply.
.TP
-.BI "bypass"
+.B bypass
No password is required to boot this image. Used to indicate that the global
password does not apply to this `image=' or `other='. See 'password=' below.
.TP
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@
.BI "alias=" <name>
A second name for the same entry can be used by specifying an alias.
.TP
-.BI "bmp-retain"
+.B "bmp-retain
The bitmap graphic (install=bmp) is retained when control is passed to the
loaded kernel image, or other= bootloader; i.e., the screen is not
blanked to alphanumeric mode before starting the kernel. This feature is
@@ -999,19 +999,19 @@
command line if the current image is booted. This is useful when
experimenting with kernels which may crash before allowing interaction
with the system. If using the
-.BI fallback
+.B fallback
option, the next reboot (e.g.
triggered by a manual reset or by a watchdog timer) will load a
different (supposedly stable) kernel. The command line stored by the fallback
mechanism is cleared by removing or changing the default command line
with the
-.IR "-R"
+.I \-R
option, which should be a part of the boot startup scripts.
.TP
-.BI "lock"
+.B lock
(See above.)
.TP
-.BI "optional"
+.B optional
Omit the image if it is not available at map creation time.
It may be specified as a global option.
This is useful to specify test kernels that are not always present.
@@ -1032,11 +1032,11 @@
will be issued telling you to re-run \fIlilo \-p\fP to force re-creation of the
password cache file.
.TP
-.BI "mandatory"
+.B mandatory
A password is required to boot this image. This is the default. May be used
on a single `image=' or `other=' to override a different global setting.
.TP
-.BI "nokbdisable"
+.B nokbdisable
(22.7.2)
The specified descriptor is not bootable if the IBM-PC keyboard is not present.
This option is really only useful if the "serial=" boot terminal is in use.
@@ -1046,17 +1046,17 @@
.I nokbdefault
above.
.TP
-.BI "restricted"
+.B restricted
A password is only required to boot the image if kernel parameters
are specified on the command line (e.g. 'single'). May be used
on a single `image=' or `other=' to override a different global setting.
.TP
-.BI "vmwarn"
+.B vmwarn
If booting under a virtual monitor such as VMware(tm), the image with this
label will cause a cautionary warning to be issued at boot time, and user
intervention will be required to continue or to abort the boot process.
.TP
-.BI "vmdisable"
+.B vmdisable
If booting under a virtual monitor, the image with this label will not be
displayed as a boot option. The image is only bootable in real mode. See
.I vmdefault
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