[syslinux] Syslinux with two-disk set (boot+root )

[H. Peter Anvin]

Mike Jones wrote:
> Hmm, you're right.  It's not needed.
> 
> Aside from that I still don't understand what you meant here:
> 
>>prompt_ramdisk is a kernel option, not a SYSLINUX option.  The kernel
>>should support it if suitable configured.
> 
> You seemed to imply that if my kernel was configured correctly, I could pass
> the ramdisk options to the kernel via syslinux.  Did I misunderstand?
> 

That's right.  prompt_ramdisk= is one such option, however, the initrd= 
option, which is an option to SYSLINUX, not the kernel, would have 
already generated an error.

Try dropping that one and see what happens.

	-hpa


P.S. Have you considered using a CD-ROM instead?