[syslinux] without msdos filesystem

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Wed Jan 31 10:24:42 PST 2007


H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Tomas M wrote:
>> If 'msdos' filesystem is not compiled in Kernel (and I don't have the 
>> msdos.ko module neither), then syslinux refuses to work.
>>
>> Is it possible to fix syslinux to try more filesystems, not only msdos?
>>
>> Or is it possible to call the mount command somehow without filesystem 
>> option at all, so the kernel (or whatever) will decide itself what 
>> filesystem to use?
> 
> No, that would cause random failures.
> 

FWIW, if you don't want to depend on the msdos filesystem module, then 
use the mtools driver.  Pick your poison.

	-hpa




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