Hi! I use syslinux 3.71 to boot embedded linux based on gentoo. From time to time the "Boot error" message appears. So I have to reinstall the loader. I use the ext3, so the command i invoke looks like that: extlinux -i /dev/[partition]. What can cause such situation?
Selon lego lego <legox at mail.ru>:> Hi! I use syslinux 3.71 to boot embedded linux based on gentoo. From time to > time the "Boot error" message appears. So I have to reinstall the loader. I > use the ext3, so the command i invoke looks like that: extlinux -i > /dev/[partition]. What can cause such situation? >You did not give enought details of the context to understand what may happen. Is the machine always properly shutdown? Wich mke2fs version is-it? Did you boot from real harddisk? The hardware may not yet be ready sometime to boot from. In that case, hot rebooting should be enought to boot again. Gilles
On 08/10/2009 03:05 AM, lego lego wrote:> Hi! I use syslinux 3.71 to boot embedded linux based on gentoo. From time to time the "Boot error" message appears. So I have to reinstall the loader. I use the ext3, so the command i invoke looks like that: extlinux -i /dev/[partition]. What can cause such situation?The proper command would look like: extlinux -i /boot/extlinux ... or similar. Do not use a /dev device with extlinux. You may wish to upgrade - the latest stable version is 3.82, with 3.83 probably due to be released this week. -hpa -- H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.