[syslinux] Menus, choices and optional parameters

[H. Peter Anvin]

Luis.F.Correia wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm in need of creating a simple menu where two options must be available:
> 
> 1) (default) Boot from local harddrive
> 2) start installation
> 
> 2) option should display a simple text disclaimer and if agreed it then
> would ask for a number from 32 to 254 which is then appended to one of
> commandline parameters.
> 
> I have quite a lot of experience with [sys|pxe|iso]linux and some
> programming skills.
> We're currently using the simple graphical menu, where those two options
> already exist although without the disclamer and the new question for the
> user.
> 

You might be able to do it with the complex menu system; otherwise you'd
probably have to modify the (simple) menu system -- you can use the
password-entry dialog box routine as a model.

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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