Hello list, while I managed to install syslinux and have it boot, there seems to be a problem with interpreting filenames. It looks for files in /boot but at the same time does not realize that the "/" is not part of the filename. It prompts me with boot: then every filename I type is set to 2 characters "." 3 characters i.e vmlinuz would appear as vm.lin. To me it looks like syslinux uses /boot/ as part of the filename here ( 6 characters ) Not sure whether I am missing something here, or whether this migh be a subtle bug. The stick is 1GB ha one partition set by parted (msdos) and formatted with mkfs.vfat, then initialized with syslinux /dev/xyz Thanks for any helpful insight, Casual ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 204 bytes Desc: 3412282408-signature.asc URL: <http://www.zytor.com/pipermail/syslinux/attachments/20080118/f35717fe/attachment.sig>
Op 18-01-2008 om 02:59 schreef Casual Programmer:> Hello list, > > while I managed to install syslinux and have it boot, there seems to be > a problem with interpreting filenames. It looks for files in /boot but > at the same time does not realize that the "/" is not part of the > filename. It prompts me with boot: then every filename I type is set to > 2 characters "." 3 characters i.e vmlinuz would appear as vm.lin. To me > it looks like syslinux uses /boot/ as part of the filename here ( 6 > characters ) > > Not sure whether I am missing something here, > or whether this migh be a subtle bug.I would go for the first option.> The stick is 1GB ha one partition set by parted (msdos) and formatted > with mkfs.vfat, then initialized with syslinux /dev/xyz > > Thanks for any helpful insight,insight is allways helpfull. Where I do my best, I'm completely lost by the above message. For me is a backslash the \ character. Backslash is in the subject line, but nowhere in the message body.> It prompts me with boot: then every filename I typeAt the boot prompt has a LABEL to be typed.> i.e vmlinuz would appear as vm.lin. To meThe syslinux website says at http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php | Since version 3.32 label names are no longer mangled into DOS | format (for SYSLINUX.) Could a syslinux from before 3.32 used?> The stick is 1GB ha one partition set by parted (msdos) > and formatted with mkfs.vfat,So only less then 5% of the capacity of the stick is used. I would go for EXTLINUX and use to full gigabyte. Cheers Geert Stappers
Thanks for the fast reply,>For me is a backslash the \ character. >Backslash is in the subject line, but nowhere in themessage body. Alas I got confused here, please read "backslash" as "slash">> It prompts me with boot: then every filename I type>At the boot prompt has a LABEL to be typed.>> i.e vmlinuz would appear as vm.lin. To me>The syslinux website says athttp://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php> >| Since version 3.32 label names are no longermangled into DOS format>| (for SYSLINUX.) > >Could a syslinux from before 3.32 used?Good point, I will check that.>> The stick is 1GB ha one partition set by parted(msdos) and formatted>> with mkfs.vfat,>So only less then 5% of the capacity of the stick isused.>I would go for EXTLINUX and use to full gigabyte.Actually not, with FAT32 the full capacity is available. Casual _______________________________________________ SYSLINUX mailing list Submissions to SYSLINUX at zytor.com Unsubscribe or set options at: http://www.zytor.com/mailman/listinfo/syslinux Please do not send private replies to mailing list traffic. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Casual Programmer wrote:> Hello list, > > while I managed to install syslinux and have it boot, > there seems to be > a problem with interpreting filenames. It looks for > files in /boot but > at the same time does not realize that the "/" is not > part of the > filename. It prompts me with boot: then every filename > I type is set to > 2 characters "." 3 characters i.e vmlinuz would appear > as vm.lin. To me > it looks like syslinux uses /boot/ as part of the > filename here ( 6 > characters ) > > Not sure whether I am missing something here, or > whether this migh be a > subtle bug. >I tried it with the current version of syslinux (3.61-pre2), and I cannot reproduce this failure. -hpa
Thank you, hpa, I was using the openSuSE supplied rpm which is at 3.31-76. Considering your and rest of lists feedback, I decided to make it myself as well as switch to EXTLINUX. It seems that with EXTLINUX I can boot some hitherto unusable sticks with 2048 byte sectors. Thanks for providing this useful project. Casual On Fr, 2008-01-18 at 11:05 -0500, H. Peter Anvin wrote:> Casual Programmer wrote: > > Hello list, > > > > while I managed to install syslinux and have itboot,> > there seems to be > > a problem with interpreting filenames. It looksfor> > files in /boot but > > at the same time does not realize that the "/" isnot> > part of the > > filename. It prompts me with boot: then everyfilename> > I type is set to > > 2 characters "." 3 characters i.e vmlinuz wouldappear> > as vm.lin. To me > > it looks like syslinux uses /boot/ as part of the > > filename here ( 6 > > characters ) > > > > Not sure whether I am missing something here, or > > whether this migh be a > > subtle bug. > > > > I tried it with the current version of syslinux(3.61-pre2), and I> cannot reproduce this failure. > > -hpa > > _______________________________________________ > SYSLINUX mailing list > Submissions to SYSLINUX at zytor.com > Unsubscribe or set options at: > http://www.zytor.com/mailman/listinfo/syslinux > Please do not send private replies to mailing listtraffic.> >____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 204 bytes Desc: 3412282408-signature.asc URL: <http://www.zytor.com/pipermail/syslinux/attachments/20080119/8ca7a472/attachment.sig>
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