[syslinux] installing only pxelinux?

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 10/30/2013 12:52 AM, Ady wrote:
> 
>> The wiki (http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/PXELINUX) still says:
>>
>>    "copy pxelinux.0 (from the SYSLINUX distribution) and any
>>     kernel or initrd images that you want to boot"
>>
>> like I've been doing forever, but how do I know what else I need, and
>> whether I'm missing libs or something they require?
>>
>> I was thinking of 'make install', but Makefile apparently compiles
>> everything, and if that's the preferred way I'll go that route; mostly
>> I'm looking for some guidance:  what's the "best" way to populate a
>> /tftpboot/ with the necessary PXELINUX files?
>>
>  
> No need to 'make' anything :). Search the Syslinux wiki for "Library 
> modules". I'm not saying it will solve every single problem you might 
> have with version 6.02, but it will give you a generic answer to your 
> question.
> 
> Regarding /tftpboot/ and mixing BIOS and EFI files, this ML has some 
> prior threads about the same topic already. Unfortunately, there is 
> no easy way to effectively search the ML and find what you might be 
> looking for, so you might need to manually go through the mailing 
> list archives.
> 

A Google search with site:syslinux.org should work.

	-hpa