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PC Action Issue 71 (Xenia) (Novembre 1998).iso
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Welcome to the Slackware Linux (v. 3.5.0) bootdisk!
If you need to pass extra parameters to the kernel, enter them at the prompt
below after one of the valid configuration names: ramdisk (to load a rootdisk
into memory and boot it), and mount (to boot an existing Linux partition).
NOTE: Most hardware is auto-detected without parameters. So, before assuming
your system requires parameters, try a few different bootdisks. :^)
Here are some examples (and more can be found in the BOOTING file):
ramdisk hdx=cyls,heads,sects,wpcom,irq (needed only if probing fails)
ramdisk hdx=cdrom (force detection of an IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM drive)
where hdx can be any of hda through hdh. Examples: hdc=1050,32,64 hdd=cdrom
If you would rather load the root/install disk from your second floppy drive:
ramdisk root=/dev/fd1
In a pinch, you can boot your Linux system with a command like:
mount root=/dev/hda1
DON'T SWITCH ANY DISKS YET! This prompt is just for entering extra parameters.
If you don't need to enter any parameters, hit ENTER to continue.