[syslinux] ramdisk load

[Josef Siemes]

Hi,

> 	I'd like to load a ramdisk with syslinux, but from another disk.
> 
> 	And I've found this in the syslinux faq:
> 
> 	"An initrd is loaded from a DOS file if the option "initrd=filename"
> (where filename is the filename of the initrd image; the file must be
> located in the root directory on the boot floppy)" 
>                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> 	But I'd like to replace the floppy, and load a ramdisk file from
> another disk.
> 
> 	What parameters should I give the kernel? I t've tried many variations
> of initrd, but failed...

You could give syslinux a small initrd to load, and handle the rest
in the initrd itself. So the linuxrc prompts for another disk, and
loads & mounts the disk where suitable. It's a bit of work, but should 
do what you want.

Regards,

Josef 
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