[syslinux] Loading plpbt.bin from Syslinux 4.02 causes reboot
mwesten
mwesten at verizon.net
Mon Sep 6 18:37:36 PDT 2010
Yes, apparently I got the wrong keyword in there somehow, and it was the
root cause of the problem. I do recall seeing that part of the
documentation, but it just didn't register as it does now. Thanks for the
clarification.
-Mike
> You probably didn't follow the instructions, EXACTLY as stated:
> ...
> It says "linux plpbt.bin", not "kernel plpbt.bin".
>
> When you use the LINUX keyword, Syslinux will load and boot the file as a
> linux kernel (doesn't look and doesn't care about the extension of the
> loaded file).
> When you use the KERNEL keyword, Syslinux will choose how to boot the
> file, by looking at its extension.
> ...
> So if you use the LINUX keyword, you just can use plpbt.bin.
> If you use the KERNEL keyword, you need to rename plpbt.bin to plpbt.
>
> - Gert Hulselmans
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