-Please read the file syslinux.doc for information on how to use
-SYSLINUX.
+See the files in the doc directory for documentation about SYSLINUX:
+
+ syslinux.txt - Usage instructions; manual.
+ distrib.txt - For creators of Linux distributions.
+ pxelinux.txt - Documentation specific to PXELINUX.
+ isolinux.txt - Documentation specific to ISOLINUX.
+ extlinux.txt - Documentation specific to EXTLINUX.
+ menu.txt - About the menu systems.
+ usbkey.txt - About using SYSLINUX on USB keys.
+ comboot.txt - About the extension API.
+ memdisk.txt - Documentation about MEMDISK.
+
+Also see the files:
+
+ NEWS - List of changes from previous releases.
+ TODO - About features planned for future releases.
+ COPYING - For the license terms of this software.
SYSLINUX now builds in a Linux environment, using nasm. You need nasm
-version 0.97 or later to build SYSLINUX from source. See
-http://www.cryogen.com/Nasm for information about nasm.
+version 0.98.39 or later to build SYSLINUX from source. See
+http://nasm.sf.net/ for information about nasm.
-There is now a mailing list for SYSLINUX. See the end of syslinux.doc
+There is now a mailing list for SYSLINUX. See the end of syslinux.txt
for details.
-**** WARNING: READ THIS IF YOU'RE USING A 2.1.x EXPERIMENTAL KERNEL ****
+SYSLINUX is:
-WARNING: There seems to be a bug in some recent experimental Linux
-kernels that causes floppy disk corruption when using the Linux
-syslinux installer. This bug exists in kernels 2.1.79-2.1.86; as far
-as I know it was fixed in 2.1.87.
+ Copyright 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et al - All Rights Reserved
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 53 Temple Place Ste 330,
+ Boston MA 02111-1307, USA; either version 2 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version; incorporated herein by reference.