[syslinux] using menu.c32 from ISOLINUX to display two menu....

H. Peter Anvin
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:49:48 -0000

K Schincke wrote:
> Hey Guys,
>
> I am trying to use the simple menu system to provide menus on my boot CDs.
>
> For testing, I have the following entry in my isolinux.cfg file:
> label linuxmenu
>         kernel menu.c32
>         append menu32.cfg
>
> The option work as it should.
>
> I am trying to display two sets of menus. At the bottom of the
> menu32.cfg I have the following:
> label 64
>         menu label Press enter here for ^64bit installs
>         kernel menu.c32
>         append /isolinux/menu64.cfg
>
> This entry does not work. Neither does "kernel
/isolinux/menu.c32"
> and/or "append menu64.cfg"
>
> However, on the boot command line I can type "menu.c32
menu64.cfg" and
> the second menu will be displayed.
>
> What is the correct way to have menu.c32 to display two sets of menus
> from a boot CD?
>

That should, indeed, work, and quite a few people are using it, e.g. the
PXE Knife project.  Make sure that:

a) All your files (isolinux.bin, *.c32) all come from the same version
of syslinux, and

b) You're trying at least version 3.20.

	-hpa