[syslinux] "Boot error" message

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 08/10/2009 03:05 AM, lego lego wrote:
> Hi! I use syslinux 3.71 to boot embedded linux based on gentoo. From time to time the "Boot error" message appears. So I have to reinstall the loader. I use the ext3, so the command i invoke looks like that: extlinux -i /dev/[partition]. What can cause such situation?

The proper command would look like:

extlinux -i /boot/extlinux

... or similar.  Do not use a /dev device with extlinux.

You may wish to upgrade - the latest stable version is 3.82, with 3.83
probably due to be released this week.

	-hpa

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