sys-boot/syslinux/files/syslinux-3.83-disable_banner.patch

diff -U5 -r syslinux-3.82-orig/core/diskstart.inc syslinux-3.82/core/diskstart.inc
--- syslinux-3.82-orig/core/diskstart.inc	2009-06-09 10:19:25.000000000 -0700
+++ syslinux-3.82/core/diskstart.inc	2009-06-17 17:49:03.000000000 -0700
@@ -506,12 +506,12 @@
 		sti		; In case of broken INT 13h BIOSes

 ;
 ; Tell the user we got this far
 ;
-		mov si,syslinux_banner
-		call writestr_early
+		;mov si,syslinux_banner
+		;call writestr_early

 ;
 ; Tell the user if we're using EBIOS or CBIOS
 ;
 print_bios:
@@ -519,11 +519,11 @@
 		cmp byte [getlinsec.jmp+1],(getlinsec_ebios-(getlinsec.jmp+2))
 		jne .cbios
 		mov si,ebios_name
 .cbios:
 		mov [BIOSName],si
-		call writestr_early
+		;call writestr_early

 		section .bss
 %define	HAVE_BIOSNAME 1
 BIOSName	resw 1

@@ -659,12 +659,12 @@
 all_read:
 ;
 ; Let the user (and programmer!) know we got this far.  This used to be
 ; in Sector 1, but makes a lot more sense here.
 ;
-		mov si,copyright_str
-		call writestr_early
+		;mov si,copyright_str
+		;call writestr_early


 ;
 ; Insane hack to expand the DOS superblock to dwords
 ;
diff -U5 -r syslinux-3.82-orig/core/isolinux.asm syslinux-3.82/core/isolinux.asm
--- syslinux-3.82-orig/core/isolinux.asm	2009-06-09 10:19:25.000000000 -0700
+++ syslinux-3.82/core/isolinux.asm	2009-06-17 17:49:03.000000000 -0700
@@ -284,18 +284,18 @@
 		mov [BIOSType],si
 		mov eax,[si]
 		mov [GetlinsecPtr],eax

 		; Show signs of life
-		mov si,syslinux_banner
-		call writestr_early
+		;mov si,syslinux_banner
+		;call writestr_early
 %ifdef DEBUG_MESSAGES
-		mov si,copyright_str
+		;mov si,copyright_str
 %else
-		mov si,[BIOSName]
+		;mov si,[BIOSName]
 %endif
-		call writestr_early
+		;call writestr_early

 		;
 		; Before modifying any memory, get the checksum of bytes
 		; 64-2048
 		;
@@ -679,17 +679,17 @@
 .norge:		jmp short .norge

 		; Information message (DS:SI) output
 		; Prefix with "isolinux: "
 		;
-writemsg:	push ax
-		push si
-		mov si,isolinux_str
-		call writestr_early
-		pop si
-		call writestr_early
-		pop ax
+writemsg:	;push ax
+		;push si
+		;mov si,isolinux_str
+		;call writestr_early
+		;pop si
+		;call writestr_early
+		;pop ax
 		ret

 ;
 ; Write a character to the screen.  There is a more "sophisticated"
 ; version of this in the subsequent code, so we patch the pointer
diff -U5 -r syslinux-3.82-orig/core/localboot.inc syslinux-3.82/core/localboot.inc
--- syslinux-3.82-orig/core/localboot.inc	2009-06-09 10:19:25.000000000 -0700
+++ syslinux-3.82/core/localboot.inc	2009-06-17 17:49:03.000000000 -0700
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
 local_boot:
 		call vgaclearmode
 		RESET_STACK_AND_SEGS dx		; dx <- 0
 		mov fs,dx
 		mov gs,dx
-		mov si,localboot_msg
-		call writestr
+		;mov si,localboot_msg
+		;call writestr
		call cleanup_hardware
 		cmp ax,-1
 		je .int18

 		; Load boot sector from the specified BIOS device and jump to it.
 		mov dl,al
diff -U5 -r syslinux-3.82-orig/core/ui.inc syslinux-3.82/core/ui.inc
--- syslinux-3.82-orig/core/ui.inc	2009-06-09 10:19:25.000000000 -0700
+++ syslinux-3.82/core/ui.inc	2009-06-17 17:49:03.000000000 -0700
@@ -240,28 +240,28 @@
 		call get_msg_file
 		jmp short fk_wrcmd

 print_version:
 		push di				; Command line write pointer
-		mov si,syslinux_banner
-		call writestr
+		;mov si,syslinux_banner
+		;call writestr
 %ifdef HAVE_BIOSNAME
 		mov si,[BIOSName]
 		call writestr
 %endif
-		mov si,copyright_str
-		call writestr
+		;mov si,copyright_str
+		;call writestr

 		; ... fall through ...

 		; Write the boot prompt and command line again and
 		; wait for input.  Note that this expects the cursor
 		; to already have been CRLF'd, and that the old value
 		; of DI (the command line write pointer) is on the stack.
 fk_wrcmd:
-		mov si,boot_prompt
-		call writestr
+		;mov si,boot_prompt
+		;call writestr
 		pop di				; Command line write pointer
 		push di
 		mov byte [di],0			; Null-terminate command line
 		mov si,command_line
 		call writestr			; Write command line so far