[syslinux] Question on Kernel boot options

[Michael D. Setzer II]

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I have a project that uses syslinux to load the kernels from the CD to create 
disk and/or partition images. The process works great, but as I have been 
building newer kernel images with new disk and nic drivers, I have had users 
run into problems.

Example: one users machine would fail at hotplug detection, creating a 
kernel with this feature off worked. Another user had a problem wth the 
cs8900 nic, and a  few others. Not many since I had 9,000 downloads of the 
program in November for the last release, but I don't know how many of 
those were downloads to use it, and how many mght have had problems, 
and just not contacted me. 

I was wondering is using the isolinux.cfg to setup kernal boot options to have 
a limited number of kernels, but provide additional configurations. Each 
kernel is about 5MB, so limiting number cuts down on the image file. 

I've tried this by adding the debugboot option, but didn't see much differece 
in the boot process, perhaps a few additional message lines, but my 
machines don't get an error.

Thanks for any information. 

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