[syslinux] syslinux append / command line problems kernel 2.4.19
H. Peter Anvin
hpa at zytor.com
Tue Jan 28 09:55:43 PST 2003
Martin Kreiner wrote:
> hi,
>
> command-line parsing for kernels >= 2.4.19 doesn't work for me very
> well. i testet up to syslinux-2.01-pre3 and lines like
>
> APPEND nfsroot=192.168.168.1:/nfsboot
> ip=192.168.168.202:192.168.168.1:192.168.168.1:255.255.255.0:thin1
>
> have no effect. bootmessage like:
>
> ...
> zone(2): 0 pages.
> Kernel command line:
> Initializing CPU#0
> ...
>
> even passing the command line parameters at the syslinux boot prompt
> have no effect and do not reach the kernel. some keywords like vga=ask
> do work, but do not appear when doing a "cat /proc/cmdline".
> whith kernel 2.4.18 everything works fine. i guess it's because of the
> changes in linux/init/*
>
> hope to see a working patch soon
>
> m.kreiner
>
> p.s. haven't tested newer kernels > 2.4.19, but i guess it will be the
> same problem
>
Please test the latest kernel. This sounds like a (very serious) kernel
bug.
-hpa
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