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-rw-r--r--system/memtest86+/README.SLACKWARE22
2 files changed, 29 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/system/memtest86+/README b/system/memtest86+/README
index 5b65048319..4b0a4c3e8f 100644
--- a/system/memtest86+/README
+++ b/system/memtest86+/README
@@ -7,4 +7,32 @@ Compilation may fail on 64-bit Slackware due to missing
copy that file from stubs-64.h in the same directory (or create a symlink),
and you may delete your copy/symlink after you have created the package.
-See README.SLACKWARE for setup information.
+This package installs a bootable image to /boot/memtest86+.bin
+which is similar to the kernel images in the same directory.
+
+
+LILO users: Append this to your /etc/lilo.conf:
+
+ image = /boot/memtest86+.bin
+ label = memtest86+
+
+Then run `/sbin/lilo` to update the boot loader.
+Don't forget to re-run `/sbin/lilo` if you upgrade this package.
+
+
+GRUB 2 users: Append something like this to your /etc/grub.d/40_custom:
+
+ menuentry 'memtest86+' {
+ linux16 (hd0,1)/boot/memtest86+.bin
+ }
+
+Then run `grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg` to update the boot menu.
+
+
+GRUB Legacy users: Append something like this to your /boot/grub/menu.lst:
+
+ title memtest86+
+ kernel (hd0,0)/boot/memtest86+.bin
+
+
+See /usr/doc/memtest86+-$VERSION/README for more info.
diff --git a/system/memtest86+/README.SLACKWARE b/system/memtest86+/README.SLACKWARE
deleted file mode 100644
index 04dc1d18e8..0000000000
--- a/system/memtest86+/README.SLACKWARE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-README.SLACKWARE for memtest86+
-
-The memtest86+ package installs a bootable image to /boot/memtest86+.bin
-which is similar to the kernel images in the same directory.
-
-
-LILO users: Append this to your /etc/lilo.conf:
-
- image = /boot/memtest86+.bin
- label = memtest86+
-
-Then run /sbin/lilo to update the boot loader.
-Don't forget to re-run /sbin/lilo if you upgrade this package.
-
-
-GRUB users: Add something like this to your /boot/grub/menu.lst:
-
- title Memtest86+
- kernel (hd0,0)/boot/memtest86+.bin
-
-
-See /usr/doc/memtest86+-$VERSION/README for more info.