[syslinux] Domain-specific HLT when idle

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Sun May 3 18:38:45 PDT 2009


Dag Wieers wrote:
> 
> This is not something we would like to do in our case. The fact that we
> have the ISO splash screen helps the operational team to maintain state.
> 
> Unless of course we could have a hlt_on_getchar.c32 which returns to the
> syslinux prompt, and a new directive like:
> 
>   ONBOOT hlt_on_getchar.c32
> 
> which means before doing anything, first run the specified program(s)
> and then continue with the normal cli/menu.
> 

That directive exists, it's called DEFAULT :)

	-hpa

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