Syslinux - Sep 2005 - syslinux only works _without_ syslinux.cfg

Hello,

I am experiencing a strange problem. I have a CF-based linux that boots
with syslinux. (I tried 3.07 thru 3.11). Booting works fine if I put the CF
into an embedded PC that detects the CF card as an IDE device (Secondary
Master).

- Some other system detects the CF as an USB device.
- I can boot from the CF card as a SCSI-Device through VMware.

In both of those cases, syslinux shows its version string and hangs, 3.11
even shows "Boot error".

Now the strange part: When i remove or rename syslinux.cfg, syslinux boots
the kernel without a problem - without parameters of course.

I do not understand, why syslinux hangs upon the mere existance of a
syslinux.cfg... can anyone give me a pointer, what i am doing wrong (or how
i could get further info why syslinux hangs...)

Mit freundlichem Gru?/ with kind regards

Heiko Helmle

Heiko.Helmle at head.de schreef:
>This is the syslinux.cfg that I tried to boot with.
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My apologies for taking this off the syslinux list, wasn't my intention.
It's just that this mailinglist is configured this way.
>SERIAL 0 9600 0x303
>TIMEOUT 50
>PROMPT 1
>DEFAULT linux
>APPEND initrd=initrd.sqf root=/dev/ram0 init=linuxrc panic=60 console=tty0
>console=ttyS0
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>Out of curiosity I rebuilt the VM and it works now in VMware - i have no
>clue why. I guess something in the VM metadata was messed.
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>But still no luck with USB...
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