Hello, I'm using syslinux-3.70 and apparently it doesn't allow me to use different names for vmlinuz and initrd.gz. If I use a name like vmlinuz-nx08 in the config file syslinux seem to be reloading everytime I try to boot. If I use vmlinuz and initrd-nx08.gz syslinux complains that it can't find the file even though it's there. I also tested this from the boot prompt and the menu and the same seems to be happening. When I use the standard vmlinuz and initrd.gz names everything works just fine. Syslinux seems to be going forward nicely and I really enjoy when I see it gets significant improvements quite often. I don't know if anyone else experienced the problems I have but I thought that you should know about it. If you need additional info I'd be glad to supply it. One more thing. I'm installing syslinux from linux on a USB drive and as a MBR I use mbr.bin Best regards, Bogdan
Op 20-07-2008 om 23:41 schreef Bogdan Radulescu:> Hello, > > I'm using syslinux-3.70 and apparently it doesn't allow me to use > different names for vmlinuz and initrd.gz.I used last saturday succesfully the name 'lua.c32'> If I use a name like vmlinuz-nx08 in the config file syslinux seem to be > reloading everytime I try to boot. If I use vmlinuz and initrd-nx08.gz > syslinux complains that it can't find the file even though it's there. I > also tested this from the boot prompt and the menu and the same seems > to be happening. > > When I use the standard vmlinuz and initrd.gz names everything works > just fine. > > Syslinux seems to be going forward nicely and I really enjoy when I > see it gets significant improvements quite often. > > I don't know if anyone else experienced the problems I have but I > thought that you should know about it. If you need additional info > I'd be glad to supply it.Please provide your syslinux conf file.> One more thing. I'm installing syslinux from linux on a USB drive and > as a MBR I use mbr.bin > > Best regards, BogdanCheers Geert Stappers
2008/7/21 Bogdan Radulescu <bogdan_radulescu99 at yahoo.com>:> Hello, > > I'm using syslinux-3.70 and apparently it doesn't allow me to use different names for vmlinuz and initrd.gz. > > If I use a name like vmlinuz-nx08 in the config file syslinux seem to be reloading everytime I try to boot. If I use vmlinuz and initrd-nx08.gz syslinux complains that it can't find the file even though it's there. I also tested this from the boot prompt and the menu and the same seems to be happening. > > When I use the standard vmlinuz and initrd.gz names everything works just fine. > > Syslinux seems to be going forward nicely and I really enjoy when I see it gets significant improvements quite often. > > I don't know if anyone else experienced the problems I have but I thought that you should know about it. If you need additional info I'd be glad to supply it. > > One more thing. I'm installing syslinux from linux on a USB drive and as a MBR I use mbr.binIt's possible that the names are mangled (the names change because they don't fit in the 8+3 format of DOS drives). Lo?c
On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 11:41:12PM -0700, Bogdan Radulescu wrote:> Hello, > > I'm using syslinux-3.70 and apparently it doesn't allow me to use different names for vmlinuz and initrd.gz. > > If I use a name like vmlinuz-nx08 in the config file syslinux seem to be reloading everytime I try to boot. If I use vmlinuz and initrd-nx08.gz syslinux complains that it can't find the file even though it's there. I also tested this from the boot prompt and the menu and the same seems to be happening. > > When I use the standard vmlinuz and initrd.gz names everything works just fine.Maybe it has changed recently, but syslinux didn't support long file names on DOS/Windows filesystems, so the vmlinuz-nx08 and initrd-nx08.gz don't exist as far as it's concerned. Try using vmlinuz.nx8 and initrd.nx8, or nx08.kn and nx08.rd. You get the idea... -- lfr 0/0