Syslinux - Oct 2004 - Translating Lilo to syslinux and (isolinux)

I have a Lilo.conf file, which I have tried for many hours to convert to
Syslinux. I looked around on the web for references on translating some
of the components. I want to convert it to Syslinux/Isolinux.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. When I tried to convert it
I made sure that the kernel and initrd had proper DOS names and such.

-Michael



=:LILO.CONF:
prompt
timeout=10
default=linux
boot=/dev/hdc
disk=/dev/hdc
	bios = 0x80
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
vga=0
lba32

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-14
	label=linux
	read-only
	ramdisk=12000
	initrd=/boot/rd.img
	append="hda=ide-scsi root=/dev/ram0 quiet"

=:END LILO.CONF:=

It would be best if you actually posted the syslinux.cfg file.
here's one forknoppix. Timeout needs to be multiplied by 10 (as the unit is
1/10th of a second)

prompt 1
default knoppix
ontimeout knoppix
display data/BOOTMSG.TXT
timeout 150

LABEL knoppix
    KERNEL /KNOPPIX/linux26
     APPEND ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us apm=power-off vga=791
initrd=/KNOPPIX/minirt26.gz nomce BOOT_IMAGE=KNOPPIX TORAM FROMDVD


Bernd


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It was on my embedded system. Basically I tried moving the 'disk'
section (along with bios =) and the 'install' to the append portion of
Syslinux. Does Syslinux support 'map', 'install', 'vga',
'lba32', 'boot'
and various other things that are in my lilo.conf?


=:LILO.CONF:
prompt
timeout=10
default=linux
boot=/dev/hdc
disk=/dev/hdc
	bios = 0x80
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
vga=0
lba32

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-14
	label=linux
	read-only
	ramdisk=12000
	initrd=/boot/rd.img
	append="hda=ide-scsi root=/dev/ram0 quiet"

=:END LILO.CONF:

-----Original Message-----
From: Blaauw,Bernd B. [mailto:B.Blaauw at student.fontys.nl] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 11:29 AM
To: Michael Hamilton
Cc: syslinux at zytor.com
Subject: RE: [syslinux] Translating Lilo to syslinux and (isolinux)

It would be best if you actually posted the syslinux.cfg file.
here's one forknoppix. Timeout needs to be multiplied by 10 (as the unit
is 1/10th of a second)

prompt 1
default knoppix
ontimeout knoppix
display data/BOOTMSG.TXT
timeout 150

LABEL knoppix
    KERNEL /KNOPPIX/linux26
     APPEND ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us apm=power-off
vga=791 initrd=/KNOPPIX/minirt26.gz nomce BOOT_IMAGE=KNOPPIX TORAM
FROMDVD


Bernd


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That was a previous statement from another poster, and I included it as
part of my email. The real question is how I can translate the things
listed in my lilo.conf file in syslinux format. I didn't see some of the
options listed in my lilo.conf in the syslinux docs or online.

-----Original Message-----
From: H. Peter Anvin [mailto:hpa at zytor.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:46 AM
To: Michael Hamilton
Cc: syslinux at zytor.com
Subject: Re: [syslinux] Translating Lilo to syslinux and (isolinux)

Michael Hamilton wrote:
> 
> It would be best if you actually posted the syslinux.cfg file.
> here's one forknoppix. Timeout needs to be multiplied by 10 (as the
unit
> is 1/10th of a second)
> 
That's the same for LILO and syslinux.

	-hpa