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syslinux/isolinux support a graphical boot screen using VESA BIOS
extensions. (Note that this is different from the graphics support that
syslinux comes with).
To use it you have to prepare a special boot logo file and put a line like
this into syslinux.cfg/isolinux.cfg:
gfxboot foo
The tools to create 'foo' from the above example are in the gfxboot
package. Please _do_ have a look at its documentation before you begin.
Note that you cannot use comboot images and graphics at the same time as
the memory used overlaps the comboot loading area.
If you encouter problems with the graphics code, hold down SHIFT while
syslinux starts. This will put it into 'failsafe' mode that lets you
interactively skip critical parts (like monitor detection).
Spread boot images over several floppy disks (syslinux)
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You can prepare boot disks with a file system that spans several disks.
The 'mkbootdisk' script from the openSUSE project can create a suitable
file system.
syslinux will ask you for disk changes if necessary. To enable this
feature, use
disksize <size_of_single_disk_in_sectors>
Note that every individual disk must have at least a valid FAT boot
sector. syslinux will use the serial number stored there to verify that
the correct disk has been inserted (its last hex digit is the zero based
disk number).
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