Syslinux - Feb 2013 - Version 5.01 not passing kernel command line args to memtest86+as it can understand

Hello,
 
I'm trying to pass the serial port options to memtest86+ using 
Syslinux 5.01 but is not working. Debugging the memtest86+, 
the check at main.cpp function static void parse_command_line(void)
    
if (*OLD_CL_MAGIC_ADDR != OLD_CL_MAGIC)
        return;
   
Is being evaluated to true. What should I do? There is a way to
instruct memtest to use the "old way" to pass parameters to memtest or
shoud I try to patch memtest?

This is my menu label:

label Memtest
linux /boot/memtest.bin console=ttyS1,115200

Thank you.

Hi,

First try to use the correct Syslinux syntax and see if that fixes the problem:

label Memtest
linux /boot/memtest.bin
append console=ttyS1,115200

- Gert

2013/2/4 Leandro Becker <Lbecker at
positivo.com.br>:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to pass the serial port options to memtest86+ using
> Syslinux 5.01 but is not working. Debugging the memtest86+,
> the check at main.cpp function static void parse_command_line(void)
>
> if (*OLD_CL_MAGIC_ADDR != OLD_CL_MAGIC)
>         return;
>
> Is being evaluated to true. What should I do? There is a way to
> instruct memtest to use the "old way" to pass parameters to
memtest or
> shoud I try to patch memtest?
>
> This is my menu label:
>
> label Memtest
> linux /boot/memtest.bin console=ttyS1,115200
>
> Thank you.
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On 02/04/2013 02:44 AM, Leandro Becker wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to pass the serial port options to memtest86+ using
> Syslinux 5.01 but is not working. Debugging the memtest86+,
> the check at main.cpp function static void parse_command_line(void)
>
> if (*OLD_CL_MAGIC_ADDR != OLD_CL_MAGIC)
>          return;
>
> Is being evaluated to true. What should I do? There is a way to
> instruct memtest to use the "old way" to pass parameters to
memtest or
> shoud I try to patch memtest?
>
> This is my menu label:
>
> label Memtest
> linux /boot/memtest.bin console=ttyS1,115200
>
I see the problem.  Will push a patch shortly.

	-hpa

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