[syslinux] keeppxe - documentation recommendation

Geert Stappers stappers at stappers.nl
Thu Mar 2 07:37:14 PST 2006


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On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 09:40:56AM -0500, Miguel wrote:
> Summary
> =======
> 
> I have a recommendation for a minor documentation change regarding 'keeppxe'.
> 
> I lost some time on this and think that a clarification could save other
> people time in the future.
> 
> pxelinux.doc should be tweaked to explicitly say that the "keeppxe" option
> should be given on the kernel command line through the APPEND statemen
> 
 <snip/>
> 
> I recommend that pxelinux.doc be amended to explicitly say that the
> 'keeppxe' parameter gets added to the kernel command line using the APPEND
> directive ... something like:
> 
> If the option "keeppxe" is passed to the kernel command line using the
> APPEND statement, PXELINUX will keep the PXE and UNDI stacks in memory.

Okay, thank you. I have it reworded in this
diff --git a/pxelinux.doc b/pxelinux.doc
index b863f95..9e41420 100644
- --- a/pxelinux.doc
+++ b/pxelinux.doc
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ Normally, PXELINUX will unload the PXE a
 the kernel.  In special circumstances (for example, when using MEMDISK
 to boot an operating system with an UNDI network driver) it might be
 desirable to keep the PXE stack in memory.  If the option "keeppxe"
- -is given on the kernel command line, PXELINUX will keep the PXE and
- -UNDI stacks in memory.  (If you don't know what this means, you
- -probably don't need it.)
+is given on the kernel command line, using the APPEND statement,
+PXELINUX will keep the PXE and UNDI stacks in memory. (If you don't know
+what this means, you probably don't need it.)
 
 
     ++++ CURRENTLY KNOWN PROBLEMS ++++

> Miguel

HtH
GSt
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