Syslinux - Apr 2007 - Where to RTFM details of kernel options/parameters.

Newbie question here.

I am doing some work with Bering uClibC and have been wondering about the
meaning of the various parameters in the syslinux.cfg file. I have already read
the FAQ (http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php) which leaves me wondering where to
find more information on the 'default' and 'append' parameters.
For example, what are all of the kernel and other arguments that can be passed
to 'default' and 'append' as they relate to a generic use of
syslinux (i.e. not including Leaf etc).

Thanks.

Whats passed through the append or through the default line has no
bearing on syslinux itself, these are effectively nothing more than
command line options.  They are passed to the 'kernel' and whatever the
kernel is processes whats passed, syslinux itself doesn't muck with any
of that.

That said there are various com32 modules (menu and vesamenu) that are
treated as a kernel with an append, the kernel is obviously menu with
the commandline option of 'load this file'.

What you are looking for is a list of things that can be passed to
whatever kernel / distro you are running, so a good place to start would
be the kernel documentation and browsing through the distro
documentation to see if there is anything special you can pass directly
to the startup scripts of the distro.

- John 'Warthog9' Hawley

On Sun, 2007-04-01 at 20:16 -0400, aenagy at hotmail.com
wrote:
> Newbie question here.
> 
> I am doing some work with Bering uClibC and have been wondering about the
meaning of the various parameters in the syslinux.cfg file. I have already read
the FAQ (http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php) which leaves me wondering where to
find more information on the 'default' and 'append' parameters.
For example, what are all of the kernel and other arguments that can be passed
to 'default' and 'append' as they relate to a generic use of
syslinux (i.e. not including Leaf etc).
> 
> Thanks.
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You can also look at the wiki 
http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page for more information / 
tutorials

Regards,


Ryan McLean