[syslinux] isolinux.cfg/syslinux.cfg

Taylor, ForrestX forrestx.taylor at intel.com
Fri Aug 8 09:17:37 PDT 2003


Alexander Rau wrote:
> Hi:
> 
> I am having problems with isolinux.cfg
> 
> I am receiving several error messages.
>  
>  'Missing parameter in config file' and 'Unknown keyword in config file'.
>  
>  Here is a copy of my Isolinux.cfg maybe sombody can help me figure it out:
>  
>  default ks
>  prompt 1
>  timeout 60
>  display custom.msg
>  F1 boot.msg
>  F2 options.msg
>  F3 general.msg
>  F4 param.msg
>  F5 rescue.msg
>  F7 custom.msg
>  label linux
>    kernel vmlinuz
>    append initrd=initrd.img lang= devfs=nomount \
>      ramdisk_size=9216
>  label text
>    kernel vmlinuz
>    append initrd=initrd.img lang= text devfs=nomount \
>      ramdisk_size=9216
>  label expert
>    kernel vmlinuz
>    append expert initrd=initrd.img lang= \
>      devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=9216
>  label ks
>    kernel vmlinuz
>    append text ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg initrd=initrd.img \
>      lang= devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=9216
>  label nofb
>    kernel vmlinuz
>    append initrd=initrd.img lang= devfs=nomount \
>      nofb ramdisk_size=9216
>  label lowres
>    kernel vmlinuz
>    append initrd=initrd.img lang= lowres \
>      devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=9216

Did you edit this file on Windows?  If so, you probably have the ^M 
characters.  Try running dos2unix on it.  Also, if you litterally have a 
\, try making the append lines a single line (no \).

Forrest
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