2 * Bug fix in the Linux installer.
5 * FAT16 filesystems are now supported.
8 * Now compiles under Linux, using NASM, rather than using
9 Turbo Assembler under DOS. See http://www.cryogen.com/Nasm
10 for information about NASM.
11 * Perl script to install SYSLINUX under Linux, as well as a
12 rewritten DOS installer (now is written in assembler, so we
16 * Added support for loading bzImage and initrd loading, and made
17 SYSLINUX new-setup-code aware (SYSLINUX 1.30 id=0x31).
18 * Added LILO-style kernel labels; see the LABEL and IMPLICIT
19 keywords in README file.
20 * Added support for colorization of intro and help screens.
21 * The vga= option is now handled correctly.
22 * Massive rewrite of large chunks of the code in order to
23 support the first two new features.
26 * Added simple online help at the "boot:" prompt.
27 * Removed 2880K image as I no longer have access to such a
28 floppy drive. (Donations accepted!!)
29 * Decided to distribute the source in a subdirectory rather
30 than in a nested zipfile.
33 * Removed a sanity check which would cause booting to fail on
34 Phoenix BIOS version 4.03. Apparently this BIOS is buggy.
37 * Added configuration file SYSLINUX.CFG. This file contains all
38 configurable options, and can be edited from any OS which can
39 access an MS-DOS filesystem; there is no longer a need to run
40 SYSLINUX.EXE except to write the boot sector.
41 * Default command line now given by "default" line in config
43 * LINUXMSG.TXT and BOOTMSG.TXT hard-coded file names replaced by
44 "display" and "prompt" lines in config file.
45 * LILO-style option appending now supported ("append" line in
47 * Prompt timeout is now supported ("timeout" line in config
48 file). The timeout is cancelled when anything is typed on the
50 * Pressing <ESC> or <Ctrl-C> at the Loading... stage now aborts
51 the kernel loading in progress and returns the user to the
53 * The installer now automatically sets the READONLY flag on
55 * Added 2880K disk image.
58 * Fixed bug that would prevent booting from double-density
59 floppies and other DOS filesystems with multiple sectors per
61 * Added 720K disk image.
62 * Changed default kernel name on disk images to LINUX.
65 * Fixed bug that would garble the command line on recent kernels
66 with more than 4 sectors of setup code (this wasn't really a
67 *bug*; rather, a kernel change broke the code. Unfortunately
68 the Linux boot interface is still sorely undocumented).
69 * Added BOOTMSG.TXT file support (message file which does not
70 force display of the boot prompt).
73 * Fixed bug on some (most?) 386 BIOSes would require two boot