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Changes from version 22.7 to 22.7.1 (17-Sep-2005) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Add check that "vmdefault" image does exist.  (bsect.c, lilo.c)
    - Use 512/4095 major devices (up from 255).  (geometry.c, device.c,
      geometry.h)

  Boot Loader
  -----------
    - Fix "vmdefault=" bug in MENU and BITMAP interfaces. (second.S)
    - Allow any keyboard strike (not just Shift) to escape from
      command line, or to display boot menu.  (second.S)

  Utilities
  ---------
    - Apply security patch for temp files to  mkrescue & QuickInst
    - Compensate for missing <msdos/stat.h> in BCC


Changes from version 22.6.1 to 22.7 (12-Apr-2005) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Fix reporting of NULL stored default boot command.  (lilo.c)
    - Allow "unsafe" on partitions specified by "other=".  (boot.c)
    - Handle RAID-1 arrays with a failed disk.  (raid.c, geometry.c)

  Boot Loader
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    - Rearrange code in first.S to shorten by 3 (to 0x1B2).  (first.S)
    - Fix "lock" bug on default image.  (second.S)
    - Descriptor selection (find_image) based on partial command
      line.  (second.S, crt.S, bitmap.S)
    - Improve "unattended":  no selection on partial command; CR can't
      stop timeout.  (second.S)

  Utilities
  ---------
    - New DOS utility:  LILO.COM implements -q -R -V (-C -m) switches.


Changes from version 22.6 to 22.6.1 (17-Nov-2004) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Check command line options for CL_LENGTH max (256).  (bsect.c)
    - Get '-I' switch to recognize 'addappend='.  (identify.c)
    - Add 'R' flag to '-I' switch to get root.  (identify.c)

  Boot Loader
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    - Enable read-ahead on EDD drives that support the function.
      Now a Makefile switch (READAHEAD)  (volume.S, Makefile)
    - Support BUG_SI_EBDA bugfix for SI controllers that don't properly
      allocate the EBDA that they use.  (Makefile, second.S, chain.S)
    - Correct El-Torito CD emulation termination to use HD/FD device
      code.  (second.S)

  Utilities
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    - Update diagnostic 2.2.4 to 2.3; check EDD fn 4Eh subfunctions.
      (diagnose/test4.c)
    - Update 'mkrescue' (2.5) to get root filesystem from /etc/fstab.
    - Update 'mkrescue --iso --size HD' to create a bootable El Torito
      format using hard disk emulation.  (mkrescue 3.0)
    - Add --image option to mkrescue.  (mkrescue 3.0)


Changes from version 22.5.9 to 22.6 (01-Sep-2004) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Correct check of "append=" substring coincidence.  (bsect.c/
      check_options)
    - add keyword "unattended" to alter timeout operation. (cfg.c,
      bsect.c, second.S)
    - allow 'timeout' & 'delay' to be specified in 's', 'm', or 'h'.
      (lilo.c, common.c)
    - change #include <asm/unistd.h> to <linux/unistd.h> (partition.c)
    - alter 'new_serial' to seed from time & /dev/urandom  (device.c)
    - address compilation issues with 2.6 kernels (2.6.6) and glibc
      versions 2.0 and 2.1++ (2.3.3).  (config.h, partition.h,
      partition.c)
    - fix "long" -> "int" for compilation on 64-bit systems. (*.h, *.c)
    - use "mkloader" so compilation does not depend on NASM. (temp.c)
    - add new block devices:  emd, sata, scsi9-15. (lilo.h, geometry.c)
    - Check 'other=' for a file that is really an image.  (boot.c)
    - Allow 'root = "LABEL=label"' in config file.  (bsect.c)
    - Allow -P parameter to contain '='.  (lilo.c)
    - Add 'addappend=' specification of local kernel parameters
      to 'image=' sections.  (bsect.c, cfg.c)
    - Automatically treat disks beyond the 16th as INACCESSIBLE.
      (device.c)

  Boot Loader
  -----------
    - Modify first-stage loader for BIOS that clobbers BX. (first.S)

  Utilities
  ---------
    - Update diagnostic 2.2.4 to to check int 13, fn 8, for register
      clobbers.  (diagnose/test4.c)
    - Change regular expression in 'keytab-lilo.pl' (Debian patch)


Changes from version 22.5.8 to 22.5.9 (08-Apr-2004) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Alter NT check for invalid volume ID -- no change on single disk
      systems.  (device.c)
    - Make 'prompt' a word.  (common.h, first.S)
    - Add 'bmp-retain' local & global option.  (bsect.c, cfg.c, second.S)
      Retains bitmap after booting.
    - Add Makefile option "lilo-static:"  -- must specifically make it.
    - Fix setting of "map==boot" for RAID installs.  (bsect.c, raid.c)

  Boot Loader
  -----------
    - Skip duplicate VolumeIDs in second stage, in case a disk has been
      added to the system.  (volume.S)

  Utilities
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    - Update QuickInst to reflect absence of 'activate', using lilo -A


Changes from version 22.5.7.2 to 22.5.8 (09-Oct-2003) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Add "max-partitions=" to the "disk=" section to enable support
      for user-defined devices.   (geometry.c)
    - Color range extended to 0-255 (from 0-15) for 256 color bitmaps.
      (bsect.c, edit.c, common.c)
    - Make VolumeID scan skip INACCESSIBLE drives (device.c)
    - Automatically skip ATARAID drives with "ataraid" keyword and
      mark all underlying drives INACCESSIBLE.  (device.c, cfg.c)

    - REMOVE the above ATARAID stuff.

    - Add "static-BIOS-codes" to bypass VolumeID booting.  (bsect.c,
	device.c)
    - Add test for setup > MAX_SETUPSECS.    (boot.c)
    - Open '/proc/partitions' before 'chroot' with -r flag  (lilo.c)


Changes from version 22.5.7 to 22.5.7.2 (20-Aug-2003) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Eliminate f2.S; combine all into first.S.   (loader.S, Makefile)
    - Fix -I to work with "change automatic".   (partition.c)
    - Correct warning message condition in pf_hard_disk_scan.  (device.c)
    - Modify warning message condition: unknown video adapter.  (bsect.c)
    - Fix problem with "devfs" in 'cache_scsi'.  (device.c)  (22.5.7.1)


Changes from version 22.5.6 to 22.5.7 (10-Aug-2003) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Int 13h, fn 08h/48h differing geometries depends on LBA32 & 
      verbosity level   (probe.c)
    - Bug fix for geo_query_dev uninited geo->device  (geometry.c)
    - preload_dev_cache is now sensitive to devfs present  (device.c)
    - Alter lookup_dev to not check for existence of device; just
      return the name if it is in the cache   (device.c)
    - PROBE_VERSION==6 always report fn 48h parameters; print nicer
      output for "-T geom" switch   (probe.c)
    - Account for drive mapping in volume.S so that multiple chain's
      will operate correctly on RAID1 installations.
    - Experiment:  sort MAJOR_HPT370 (114) as (2)   (device.c)
    - Raid install:  suppress warning if 'mbr-only' or 'mbr'   (raid.c)

  Boot Loader
  -----------
    - First stage uses rewritten I/O routine & processed disk addresses
      (6 bytes); now enough space for VE call; no FF   (f2.S, first.S)

  Utilities
  ---------
    - Update 'mkrescue' to dynamically determine the loopback device;
      makes it devfs-friendly   (mkrescue 2.3)
    - mbr & mbr2 will pass lilo parameters through to destination  (mbr.S)


Changes from version 22.5.5 to 22.5.6 (29-Jun-2003) John Coffman

  Boot Loader
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    - Strict limit on PARMLINE to 255 characters + NUL  (second.S)
    - Move 'volume.S' and 'shs3.S' variables to .bss  after PARMLINE.
    - Use DL from first stage on raid reads  (volume.S)

  Boot Installer
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    - Generate 'version' information to track changes  (common.c)
    - Eliminate raid assigning all devices to the same device code (raid.c)


Changes from version 22.5.4 to 22.5.5 (16-Jun-2003) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Improve fetch() to avoid redundant reads on failure  (probe.c)
    - Add 'el-torito-bootable-cd' switch   (cfg.c, bsect.c)
    - Check for initial ramdisks too big to fit between 4M-15M (boot.c)
    - Enhanced '-A' (activate) works for extended part. (partition.c)
    - Separate PT check & S/N check in 'bios_dev'   (probe.c)
    - Allow chain loader > 3 sectors  (boot.c)
    - Attach -P switch to universal cfg_set()	    (lilo.c)
    - Check for active partition (part_verify, partition.c)

  Boot Loader
  -----------
    - Terminate floppy emulation on boot from El Torito CD  (second.S)
    - Complain of possible kernel overwrite if initrd loads below 4M

  Chain Loader
  ------------
    - Merges second stage drive map with any existing drive map; then
      merges its own drive map	(chain.S)

  Utilities
  ---------
    - Enhanced 'mbr.S' will look at extended partitions
    - Compensate in 'mbr.S' for AHA-2940 bios bug (ES:BX needed)


Changes from version 22.5.3.1 to 22.5.4 (25-May-2003) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Remove all references to FLAG_RAID_NOWRITE (lilo.h, raid.c)
    - Add flags to -I option:  D (default), a (append)  (identify.c)
    - Add warning about initial RAM disks too big for 15M  (boot.c)
    - Check specifically for switches which take no args  (lilo.c)
    - Sorted assignment of BIOS device codes if no BIOS data (device.c)
    - Fix serial number naming bug  (device.c)

  Boot Loader
  -----------
    - Remove all references to FLAG_RAID_NOWRITE (second.S)
    - Allow '-DSUSPEND=0xNN' to specify a primary partition, which, if
      active, indicates a virtual boot; for DELL suspend option (second.S)

  Utilities
  ---------
    - Get 'mkrescue' to use the -I 'D' and 'a' flags  (mkrescue)
    - Add  --iso  option to 'mkrescue'  (mkrescue 2.0)


Changes from version 22.5.3 to 22.5.3.1 (12-May-2003) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Update to fix Segmentation fault in "lilo -T geom" (probe.c)


Changes from version 22.5.2 to 22.5.3 (10-May-2003) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Update smart_cache to account for DEVFS irregularities (device.c)
    - Call smart_cache from lilo.c, not within preload_dev_cache (lilo.c)
    - Add FLAG_BD_OKAY to suppress the writing to the map file if previous
      BIOS data collection worked okay (bsect.c)

  Utilities
  ---------
    - Update mkrescue to 1.3 to suppress spruious messages with 22.5.2
      due to smart_cache scan of hard disks (mkrescue), and add --size
      argument for making 1.2M floppy, instead of 1.44M floppy


Changes from version 22.5.1 to 22.5.2 (01-May-2003) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Compilation fix for lilo.c  (printf macro, again)
    - Updates to handle reiser4.  (geometry.c)
    - Smart device caching if "/proc/partitions" is present. (device.c)
    - '-M' switch creates a backup file subject to '-s' & '-S' (partition.c)
    - Fix "raid-extra-boot=" for devices outside of the raid set (bsect.c)

  Boot Loader
  -----------
    - Fix calls to get number of hard disk devices (first.S & mbr.S)


Changes from version 22.5 to 22.5.1 (28-Mar-2003) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Put all backups and force-backups on the same footing.
    - Allow only 1 backup file per major/minor device code, in case
      a volume id is written, then the sector is backed up again.
    - Fix bug in 'do_table' error reporting "Not a device". (probe.c)
    - 'lilo -T video' will now check for Enable Screen Refresh bios bug.
    - Added 'boot-as=' as global and other= option; 'master-boot' now
      global option, too. (boot.c, chain.S)
    - Add additional parameter to 'raid-extra-boot=mbr'; like 'mbr-only'
      but writes boot record to RAID1 partition, too.
    - Set 'bios-passes-dl=DL_GOOD' on '-x none' or '-x auto' with no
      partitions other than primary.  Issue warning message. (raid.c)
    - Fix problems when 'boot=' is omitted. (raid.c, bsect.c)

  Boot Loader
  -----------
    - Protect DL against video BIOS clobbering it.
    - Load second stage at 0880:0000, unconditionally. It will move
      itself to where it wants to run. (first.S)
    - Verify DL device code passed from BIOS into first stage. Verify
      failure causes bypass of FLAG_MAP_ON_BOOT check. (first.S)
    - Reconfigure headers of first & second stages for string compare
      for verification that second stage is loaded. (first.S)
    - Update bios data check to collect boot DX & enable screen refresh
      registers for check for state of BIOS (PROBE_VERSION 5).
    - Allow "mem=<size>#<start>" and "mem=<size>$<start>" to pass to
      2.5 kernels. (second.S)

  Utilities
  ---------
    - Incorporate protection for DX in master boot record. (mbr.S)


Changes from version 22.4.1 to 22.5 (04-Mar-2003) John Coffman

  Boot Installer
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    - Add timestamp to boot sector for this unique LILO installation;
      use the map creation time (bsect.c).
    - Allow 0 as a parameter to the '-A' switch, to indicate deactivation
      of all partitions (partition.c).
    - Meaning of '-w' flag expanded:  '-w+' turns on warnings, even if
      configuration file says 'nowarn'.
    - Create 32-bit volume labels on all hard disks.