[syslinux] kernel and initrd

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Mon May 17 19:04:22 PDT 2004


Steve Glines wrote:
> I'm trying to create a single floppy based boot disk that will, 
> depending on what the user enters, boot redHat, SUSE or Debian.
> 
> Does anyone have any sample syslinux.cfg files that might allow me to 
> boot via nfs?
> 
> Also, I'm having trouble fitting init into initrd.img any ideas?
> 

Your best bet is probably to stick a PXE stack, e.g. Etherboot, on the 
floppy and boot from the network.

Then your network server can deliver whatever kernel and initrd is 
appropriate.

	-hpa




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