Sreyan Chakravarty
2020-Apr-07 13:00 UTC
[syslinux] ISOLINUX stuck at boot menu. How do I debug ?
I have just created an ISO containing Fedora and ISOLinux as the bootloader.
This is the ISO creation command:
genisoimage -U -r -v -T -J -joliet-long -V "Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9"
-volset
"Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9" -A "Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9" -b
isolinux/isolinux.bin
-c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table
-eltorito-alt-boot -e images/efiboot.img -no-emul-boot -o
../Fedora_Custom.iso .
Unfortunately when I boot and press enter nothing happens. I don't
understand what is going on and I want to know how I can debug this.
This is my isolinux.cfg file
default vesamenu.c32
timeout 600
display boot.msg
# Clear the screen when exiting the menu, instead of leaving the menu
displayed.
# For vesamenu, this means the graphical background is still displayed
without
# the menu itself for as long as the screen remains in graphics mode.
menu clear
menu background splash.png
menu title Fedora-Workstation-Live 31
menu vshift 8
menu rows 18
menu margin 8
#menu hidden
menu helpmsgrow 15
menu tabmsgrow 13
# Border Area
menu color border * #00000000 #00000000 none
# Selected item
menu color sel 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none
# Title bar
menu color title 0 #ff7ba3d0 #00000000 none
# Press [Tab] message
menu color tabmsg 0 #ff3a6496 #00000000 none
# Unselected menu item
menu color unsel 0 #84b8ffff #00000000 none
# Selected hotkey
menu color hotsel 0 #84b8ffff #00000000 none
# Unselected hotkey
menu color hotkey 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none
# Help text
menu color help 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none
# A scrollbar of some type? Not sure.
menu color scrollbar 0 #ffffffff #ff355594 none
# Timeout msg
menu color timeout 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none
menu color timeout_msg 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none
# Command prompt text
menu color cmdmark 0 #84b8ffff #00000000 none
menu color cmdline 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none
# Do not display the actual menu unless the user presses a key. All that is
displayed is a timeout message.
menu tabmsg Press Tab for full configuration options on menu items.
menu separator # insert an empty line
menu separator # insert an empty line
label linux
menu label ^Start Fedora-Workstation-Live 31
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9
rd.live.image quiet
label check
menu label Test this ^media & start Fedora-Workstation-Live 31
menu default
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9
rd.live.image rd.live.check quiet
menu separator # insert an empty line
# utilities submenu
menu begin ^Troubleshooting
menu title Troubleshooting
label vesa
menu indent count 5
menu label Start Fedora-Workstation-Live 31 in ^basic graphics mode
text help
Try this option out if you're having trouble starting
Fedora-Workstation-Live 31.
endtext
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9
rd.live.image nomodeset quiet
label memtest
menu label Run a ^memory test
text help
If your system is having issues, a problem with your
system's memory may be the cause. Use this utility to
see if the memory is working correctly.
endtext
kernel memtest
menu separator # insert an empty line
label local
menu label Boot from ^local drive
localboot 0xffff
menu separator # insert an empty line
menu separator # insert an empty line
label returntomain
menu label Return to ^main menu
menu exit
menu end
Let me know if any further information is required.
Can someone please help me ?
--
Regards,
Sreyan Chakravarty
Sreyan Chakravarty
2020-Apr-11 10:32 UTC
[syslinux] ISOLINUX stuck at boot menu. How do I debug ?
I solved this problem by adding the files via multisession using xorriso to the ISO image. Unpacking and compressing the files isn't a good option. On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 6:30 PM Sreyan Chakravarty <sreyan32 at gmail.com> wrote:> I have just created an ISO containing Fedora and ISOLinux as the > bootloader. > > This is the ISO creation command: > > genisoimage -U -r -v -T -J -joliet-long -V "Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9" -volset > "Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9" -A "Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9" -b isolinux/isolinux.bin > -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table > -eltorito-alt-boot -e images/efiboot.img -no-emul-boot -o > ../Fedora_Custom.iso . > > > Unfortunately when I boot and press enter nothing happens. I don't > understand what is going on and I want to know how I can debug this. > > This is my isolinux.cfg file > > > default vesamenu.c32 > timeout 600 > > display boot.msg > > # Clear the screen when exiting the menu, instead of leaving the menu > displayed. > # For vesamenu, this means the graphical background is still displayed > without > # the menu itself for as long as the screen remains in graphics mode. > menu clear > menu background splash.png > menu title Fedora-Workstation-Live 31 > menu vshift 8 > menu rows 18 > menu margin 8 > #menu hidden > menu helpmsgrow 15 > menu tabmsgrow 13 > > # Border Area > menu color border * #00000000 #00000000 none > > # Selected item > menu color sel 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none > > # Title bar > menu color title 0 #ff7ba3d0 #00000000 none > > # Press [Tab] message > menu color tabmsg 0 #ff3a6496 #00000000 none > > # Unselected menu item > menu color unsel 0 #84b8ffff #00000000 none > > # Selected hotkey > menu color hotsel 0 #84b8ffff #00000000 none > > # Unselected hotkey > menu color hotkey 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none > > # Help text > menu color help 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none > > # A scrollbar of some type? Not sure. > menu color scrollbar 0 #ffffffff #ff355594 none > > # Timeout msg > menu color timeout 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none > menu color timeout_msg 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none > > # Command prompt text > menu color cmdmark 0 #84b8ffff #00000000 none > menu color cmdline 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none > > # Do not display the actual menu unless the user presses a key. All that > is displayed is a timeout message. > > menu tabmsg Press Tab for full configuration options on menu items. > > menu separator # insert an empty line > menu separator # insert an empty line > > label linux > menu label ^Start Fedora-Workstation-Live 31 > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9 > rd.live.image quiet > > label check > menu label Test this ^media & start Fedora-Workstation-Live 31 > menu default > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9 > rd.live.image rd.live.check quiet > > menu separator # insert an empty line > > # utilities submenu > menu begin ^Troubleshooting > menu title Troubleshooting > > label vesa > menu indent count 5 > menu label Start Fedora-Workstation-Live 31 in ^basic graphics mode > text help > Try this option out if you're having trouble starting > Fedora-Workstation-Live 31. > endtext > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-WS-Live-31-1-9 > rd.live.image nomodeset quiet > > label memtest > menu label Run a ^memory test > text help > If your system is having issues, a problem with your > system's memory may be the cause. Use this utility to > see if the memory is working correctly. > endtext > kernel memtest > > menu separator # insert an empty line > > label local > menu label Boot from ^local drive > localboot 0xffff > > menu separator # insert an empty line > menu separator # insert an empty line > > label returntomain > menu label Return to ^main menu > menu exit > > menu end > > > Let me know if any further information is required. > > Can someone please help me ? > -- > Regards, > Sreyan Chakravarty >-- Regards, Sreyan Chakravarty