[syslinux] use of APPEND in default

[Mike Sangrey]

I would shorten the file paths.  You might have to hang them off of the
root directory, too--something like '/install'.  You could even call the
files VERY short names like '/inst/b0i_only'.  A README or even a
symlink could document what the name really means.  

On Thu, 2004-11-18 at 10:25, Chris Suttle wrote:
> Having fought my PXE config and eventually getting it to work (had to
> comment out the group { } statments ?
> 
> I now come across another issue I cannot resolve and would appreciate some
> help.
> 
> in my /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default file I have cause to use the APPEND
> statement to pass options
> to the kernel being used.
> 
> Unfortunately this line has now become longer than 255 characters and
> appears to be failing because of this.
> 
> Any suggestions as to how best overcome this, the line length is borne out
> of a lot of historical data.
> Can or how could I substitute variable declarations in this file.
> 
> --8<---------
> #label 20
> label 1
>     kernel linux50_60
>     append ip=dhcp ide=nodma ide=reverse initrd=initrd50_60.gz
> root=/dev/ram0 rw init=/linuxrc  nfs=172.20.32.5:/data/xiva50_60
> installscript=/usr/local/bin/xiva-configurator.pl REBOOT=1
> installdoc=/usr/local/lib/products/xyyxy_LS1_AX2/BaseCFG_boot0_install_only.
> xml ITEM=0
> 
> label 21
>     kernel linux
>     append ide=nodma ide=reverse initrd=initrd.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw
> init=/linuxrc  nfs=172.20.30.2:/abbced
> installscript=/usr/local/bin/xiva-configurator.pl REBOOT=1
> installdoc=/usr/local/lib/products/xxyxx_LS1_AX2/BaseCFG_boot0_install_only.
> xml ITEM=1
> 
> --8<-------
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Chris Suttle
> 
> 
> 
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