Syslinux - Jan 2009 - SYSLINUX 3.73 release imminent

I intend to release SYSLINUX 3.73-pre7 as SYSLINUX 3.73 as soon as 
possible.  Please let me know if there are any outstanding bugs with 
3.73-pre7 that either haven't been reported or I have forgotten about... 
it's been a while.

	-hpa

There are errors in /doc/syslinux.txt:

It doesn't list all parameters that can be used when you install syslinux.

For Windows:

    Usage: syslinux.exe [-sfmar][-d directory] <drive>: [bootsecfile]

        -s (stupid) option
        -f (force) option
        -m (MBR) option
        -a (set partition active)
        -r (RAID) option
        -d (directory) option

For Linux:

    Usage: %s [-sfr][-d directory][-o offset] device

        -s (stupid) option
        -f (force) option
        -r (RAID) option
        -d (directory) option
        -o (offset) option

=====================================   ++++ Options ++++

These are the options common to all versions of Syslinux:

    -s    Safe, slow, stupid; uses simpler code that boots better
    -f    Force installing
    -r    Install on RAID drive    ( maybe needs more correct info. I didn't
looked up what kind of RAID drives are supported)

These are only in the Windows version:

    -m    MBR; install a bootable MBR sector to the beginning of the
        drive.
    -a    Active; marks the partition used active (=bootable)

======================================

The -o (offset) explanation should be clearer (an example or so).
If I understand it correctly, it can't be used on a block device.

So an example that could be added:

    syslinux -o 32256 ./disk.img

It can be that I am wrong, so correct me, if needed.


Gert Hulselmans

On 1/21/09 8:35 PM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> I intend to release SYSLINUX 3.73-pre7 as SYSLINUX 3.73 as soon as
> possible.  Please let me know if there are any outstanding bugs with
> 3.73-pre7 that either haven't been reported or I have forgotten
about...
> it's been a while.
>
> 	-hpa
Is there any chance of squeezing in a fixed gptmbr.bin for 3.73?

Thanks,
Stewart

Hi all

	In syslinux.txt, there said
	
----------------------------------------------------------------------
	If the Shift or Alt keys are held down during boot, or the Caps or
scroll locks are set, Syslinux will display a LILO-style "boot:"
prompt.
	
---------------------------------------------------------------------
	
	I am use pxelinux to boot my pxe client. Is there any way to let
user specify a config file in this stage? In another word, I hope I can
specify 'Debug' as config name, not the regular file name
'default' or
something like following order.
	
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/b8945908-d6a6-41a9-611d-74a6ab80b83d
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/01-88-99-aa-bb-cc-dd
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C000025B
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C000025
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C00002
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C0000
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C000
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C00
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C0
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/default
 
 	If what I mentioned is not supported currently. I suggest this
function can be added in further build.
 
Thanks
 
Best Regards
 
Sean Lv Jie

Here, I answer my own question. 

In LILO-style boot stage, it can use menu.c32 or vesamenu.c32 appending the
config file. For example,

/module/menu.c32 /pxelinux.cfg/debug

/module/vesamenu.c32 /pxelinux.cfg/debug


But I believe it is NOT same as normal pxelinux boot process(no shift key
holding during boot). Because the normal process does not rely on either
menu.c32 or vesamenu.c32. 

Any document describe this? 

------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Thanks
 
Best Regards
 
Sean Lv Jie
 
 
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Sent: 2009?1?24? 10:59
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Subject: [syslinux] switch config file name in LILO-style "boot:"

Hi all

	In syslinux.txt, there said
	
----------------------------------------------------------------------
	If the Shift or Alt keys are held down during boot, or the Caps or
scroll locks are set, Syslinux will display a LILO-style "boot:"
prompt.
	
---------------------------------------------------------------------
	
	I am use pxelinux to boot my pxe client. Is there any way to let
user specify a config file in this stage? In another word, I hope I can
specify 'Debug' as config name, not the regular file name
'default' or
something like following order.
	
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/b8945908-d6a6-41a9-611d-74a6ab80b83d
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/01-88-99-aa-bb-cc-dd
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C000025B
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C000025
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C00002
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C0000
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C000
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C00
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C0
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/C
	/mybootdir/pxelinux.cfg/default
 
 	If what I mentioned is not supported currently. I suggest this
function can be added in further build.
 
Thanks
 
Best Regards
 
Sean Lv Jie
 
 


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