Bug#138849: boot-floppies: syslinux screen on boot-floppies created boot-floppy has messed chars

[David Kimdon <dwhedon@debian.org>]

Tue, Mar 19, 2002 at 11:10:48AM +0100 wrote:
> #include <hallo.h>
> David Kimdon wrote on Mon Mar 18, 2002 um 10:38:29PM:
> 
> > > Same for german. The message is hardcoded in dbootstrap translation and
> > 
> > 
> > While we are at it, are there messages used?  Perhaps they are cruft
> > and can be removed?
> 
> They give the general hints about how to use boot prompt. The
> boot-floppy created by dbootstrap presents the message. IMO may be
> useful for clueless people.

What I meant to say is it looks like we have two copies of the same
message. I haven't found where the second one is used, and I'm
suggesting it should be removed.

utilities/dbootstrap/po/C.po line 170
#. TRANS: The next message has to be DOS formatted for syslinux.
#: bootconfig.c:312
#, c-format
msgid ""
"\n"
"Linux will be started automatically using the kernel on this floppy
disk.\n"
"The root filesystem will be mounted from %s .\n"
"\n"
"When you start to type a command at the \"boot:\" prompt, the
automatic\n"
"bootstrap process will stop. You may then type the name of the kernel
to\n"
"use followed by any kernel options in the form option=value.\n"
"\n"
"The kernel must be on the floppy disk in the first floppy drive. A
kernel\n"
"file called \"linux.bin\" was installed on this floppy when it was
created. "
"If you\n"
"wish to use a kernel on the hard disk, remove the floppy and press
RESET\n"
"\n"
msgstr ""

bash-2.05a$ cat scripts/rootdisk/messages/C/boot_message 

Linux will be started automatically using the kernel on this floppy disk.
The root filesystem will be mounted from %s.

When you start to type a command at the "boot:" prompt, the automatic
bootstrap process will stop.  You may then type the name of the kernel to
use followed by any kernel options in the form option=value.

The kernel must be on the floppy disk in the first floppy drive.  A kernel
file called "linux.bin" was installed on this floppy when it was created.  If you
wish to use a kernel on the hard disk, remove the floppy and press
RESET

bash-2.05a$ 

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