[syslinux] Hi from Argentina!

[Jim Wright]

On Tue, 7 May 2002, Caveman wrote:

> Hi, my name is Eduardo, i´m working on my own linux distribution, i want to use isolinux but these are the problems that i have:
> 
> This is the command that i made to make the iso of my distribution:
> 
> mkisofs -o /argentux.iso -R -V "Instalacion de ArgenTUX" -A "Disco de instalacion de ArgenTUX" -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -b isolinux/isolinux.boot -c isolinux/isolinux.boot /argentux

you have the same file specified for -b and -c.  they should be different.

try "-c isolinux/isolinux.cat" instead.  note that you do not need to
create the isolinux.cat file; the mkisofs command will create this
inside the ISO file for you.

> The iso is making, she finish, i burn the cd, but the cd do not load or not boot, what can be the problem?
> 
> 2) i want to put a graphical init of the isolinux, how i can make work that option?
> 
> Thanks for your time, and sorry for my bad english.
> 
> Greetings.
> 
> Eduardo L. Arana
> caveman at hotpop.com
> 

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