[syslinux] "--once" getting stuck

[Giulio Orsero]

Ok, the patch works.

I was adding the patch to the rpm spec file and then rebuilding the rpm, but
the rpm does
	make installer
instead of
	make spotless
	make

Thanks.


On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:45:45 -0700, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com> wrote:

>Giulio Orsero wrote:
>> 
>> I'm using
>> 	# extlinux --once="linux test1234" /boot/extlinux
>> then I verify that test1234 shows up twice in extlinux.sys as it should,
>> reboot, see that cmdline has test1234, but the string test1234 is still in
>> extlinux.sys and so at the next reboot (and forever) the cmdline will
>> contain test1234.
>> 
>> I can reset the cmdline successfully with
>> 	# extlinux -O /boot/extlinux.
>> 
>> What can I do to debug this (working on IDE, failing on SCSI)?
>> 
>
>Does this patch make it work for you?
>
>	-hpa
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