[syslinux] Dynamic Menu based on what isolinux can read from your local filesystem

[H. Peter Anvin]

jmblack wrote:
> 
> What he wants doesnt necessarily have to 'write' to the device at
> all....
> 
> 
> If I understood him correctly what he wants is basically this...
> 
>   if exist multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS (label 2
>  
> kernel memdisk
>  
> append initrd=rescue.img)
> 
>   if not exist multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS (label 2
>  
> kernel memdisk
>  
> append initrd=install.img)
> If you structured the isolinux config correctly isolinux (syslinux,
> pxelinux) could build dynamic menus based on the contents of local
> devices.
> 
> The problem would be reading the local filesystem...
> 

Again, this can be done using a separate binary.  I don't think this 
belongs in ISOLINUX.

	-hpa