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bootparam.7: Remove crufty text 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -187,19 +187,10 @@ The root device can be specified symbolically or numerically.
A symbolic specification has the form A symbolic specification has the form
.IR /dev/XXYN , .IR /dev/XXYN ,
where XX designates where XX designates
the device type ('hd' for ST-506 compatible hard disk, with Y in the device type (e.g., 'hd' for ST-506 compatible hard disk, with Y in
\&'a'-'d'; 'sd' for SCSI compatible disk, with Y in 'a'-'e'; \&'a'-'d'; 'sd' for SCSI compatible disk, with Y in 'a'-'e'),
\&'ad' for Atari ACSI disk, with Y in 'a'-'e', Y the driver letter or
\&'ez' for a Syquest EZ135 parallel port removable drive, with Y='a', number, and N the number (in decimal) of the partition on this device.
\&'xd' for XT compatible disk, with Y either 'a' or 'b'; 'fd' for
floppy disk, with Y the floppy drive number\(emfd0 would be
the DOS 'A:' drive, and fd1 would be 'B:'), Y the driver letter or
number, and N the number (in decimal) of the partition on this device
(absent in the case of floppies).
Recent kernels allow many other
types, mostly for CD-ROMs: nfs, ram, scd, mcd, cdu535, aztcd, cm206cd,
gscd, sbpcd, sonycd, bpcd.
(The type nfs specifies a net boot; ram refers to a ram disk.)
Note that this has nothing to do with the designation of these Note that this has nothing to do with the designation of these
devices on your filesystem. devices on your filesystem.