[syslinux] Growing out of floppy images, what's the best alternative?

[Tim Bates]

On 19/04/2010 7:27 PM, Lindgren Daniel wrote:

> - Skipping ISO and booting HDD images directly over PXE. Removes the
> possibility of making real CD/DVD discs and virtual machine booting.

I'd go that way myself... Doesn't really remove the option for real CDs 
(see your 3rd option), and virtual machines could probably be booted 
straight from the HDD images in most cases.


> - ISOLINUX ISO with bootable floppy image(s) that can access the ISO for
> storage of larger files. Adds at least one level of maintenance.

Sounds a bit overcomplicated, especially if you're aiming for PXE 
booting. Would it even work like that?


> - ISOLINUX ISO with HDD image(s). Adds at least one level of
> maintenance.

That would allow for multiple HDD images and be more like the PXE setup. 
With some careful config file creation, you could probably script ISO 
creation based on PXE configs (or vice versa).
I would be going option 1, then maybe heading to this 3rd option *if* I 
ever needed a real CD or an ISO for some reason.




TB