I am getting the following error with memdisk when attempting to boot. I am
booting UEFI device using elilo.efi and loading a elilo.conf file with below
configuration. Attached is also a print sceen of the error I am getting about
memdisk.
# force chooser to textmenu
chooser=textmenu
delay=20
prompt
#
# the files containing the text (with attributes) to display
#
message=textmenu-message.msg
#
# files to load when the corresponding function key is pressed
#
f1=general.msg
f2=params.msg
image=/images/RHEL6.2-x86_64/vmlinuz
label=RHEL6.2-x86_64-dvt
append="append ksdevice=bootif lang= kssendmac text
ks=http://192.168.120.254/cblr/svc/op/ks/profile/RHEL6.2-x86_64-dvt"
initrd=/images/RHEL6.2-x86_64/initrd.img
read-only
root=/dev/ram
image=memdisk
label=Windows
append="append raw iso
initrd=/images/Win2K8-SP2-x86_64/win2k8sp2x64-cm.iso"
read-only
root=/dev/ram
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Good day, Eddie. This looks like ELILO can't load the format of kernel that MEMDISK uses. MEMDISK uses the Linux x86 kernel format, documented in the Linux source code at Documentation/x86/boot.txt - Shao
Geert Stappers
2012-Sep-30 07:58 UTC
[syslinux] Regarding: syslinux UEFI boot with memdisk
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 10:26:10PM +0000, Velez, Eddie wrote:> I am getting the following error with memdisk when attempting to boot. I > am booting UEFI device using elilo.efi and loading a elilo.conf file > with below configuration. Attached is also a print sceen of the error > I am getting about memdisk. ><snip/> Hello Eddie, Here a moderator of the Syslinux mailinglist. I don't know with which E-mail address you are subscribed to the Syslinux ML. All I know it that I had to manual let through your posting and there are meanwhile several responses on your request. Enjoy that information and have a nice day. Cheers Geert Stappers In an attempt to create awareness of your Syslinux mailing list posting