[syslinux] "Boot error" message

[Oleg V. Koshkin]

My typo, sorry. Offcource I should use the mount point in command. I'll try
to use 3.82. Thanks

2009/8/10 H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com>

> 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
>
> --
> H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
> I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.
>
>