> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SYSLINUX#List > > The original SYSLINUX, used for booting from FAT<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table>and > NTFS <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS> filesystems (such as floppy > disks and USB drives). >I have a question generated from the above wikipedia explanation. Is it possible for the latest version of syslinux to boot from the filesystems other than FAT and NTFS ? Thanks.
On 02/22/2013 06:26 AM, Aniyan Rajan wrote:>> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SYSLINUX#List >> >> The original SYSLINUX, used for booting from FAT<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table>and >> NTFS <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS> filesystems (such as floppy >> disks and USB drives). >> > > I have a question generated from the above wikipedia explanation. Is it > possible for the latest version of syslinux to boot from the filesystems > other than FAT and NTFS ? >Yes, we support ext*fs, XFS, btrfs, and iso9660 as well. -hpa
> > Yes, we support ext*fs, XFS, btrfs, and iso9660 as well. >How can I use syslinux to boot from iso9660 ? I did the method given in the following url. Is it the correct method to use syslinux to boot from iso9660 ? http://trisquel.info/en/wiki/customizing-trisquel-iso Please Suggest. Thanks.
> How can I use syslinux to boot from iso9660 ? >> >> I did the method given in the following url. Is it the correct method to >> use syslinux to boot from iso9660 ? >> >> http://trisquel.info/en/wiki/customizing-trisquel-iso >> >> > Google for "isolinux". >I understand that this method uses isolinux. But I would like to know how can I use syslinux to boot from iso9660 ? Please help. THanks.
> > Isolinux is syslinux. >Are they same ? I thought they are different. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com> Date: Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [syslinux] Boot To: Aniyan Rajan <aniyan.rajan6 at gmail.com> Isolinux is syslinux. Aniyan Rajan <aniyan.rajan6 at gmail.com> wrote:>> >> How can I use syslinux to boot from iso9660 ? >>> >>> I did the method given in the following url. Is it the correct >method to >>> use syslinux to boot from iso9660 ? >>> >>> http://trisquel.info/en/wiki/customizing-trisquel-iso >>> >>> >> Google for "isolinux". >> > >I understand that this method uses isolinux. But I would like to know >how >can I use syslinux to boot from iso9660 ? Please help. > >THanks.-- Sent from my mobile phone. Please excuse brevity and lack of formatting.
On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:21 PM, Aniyan Rajan <aniyan.rajan6 at gmail.com> wrote:> I understand that this method uses isolinux. But I would like to know how > can I use syslinux to boot from iso9660 ? Please help. > > THanks.Perhaps http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/MEMDISK#ISO_images ? -- -Gene
On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 8:59 AM, Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at gmail.com> wrote:> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:21 PM, Aniyan Rajan <aniyan.rajan6 at gmail.com> wrote: > >> I understand that this method uses isolinux. But I would like to know how >> can I use syslinux to boot from iso9660 ? Please help. >> >> THanks. > > Perhaps http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/MEMDISK#ISO_images ? > > -- > -GeneAlso bear in mind that ISOLINUX is the Syslinux variant for ISO9660 images while SYSLINUX is used on floppy and hard drive-like devices with compatible file systems. -- -Gene