[syslinux] isolinux.cfg parsing issue

[gettinther]

On 24 February 2010 22:30, H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com> wrote:
> On 02/24/2010 01:57 PM, gettinther wrote:
>>
>> I used genisoimage to create the iso.
>>
>> genisoimage -pad -l -R -J -v -v -V 'livecd' -A 'test' -b
>> isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -hide-rr-moved
>> -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o livecd.iso
>> /home/me/Documents
>>
>> I simply mounted the iso with mount -o loop name_of_iso /path/to/the/mount/point
>>
>> I created 2 separate isos and simply joined them in one section prior
>> to rebuilding the image.  I then ran the image in vbox to test both
>> configuration.
>>
>> the linuxrc contained inside the the initrd parses the /proc/cmdline
>> with BASEIMG="${x#livecd=}" to find the squashfs image and invariably
>> picks the first image in the isolinux.cfg
>>
>
> Could you get me a copy of that iso?
>
>        -hpa
>
no problem.  I'll have to upload it from work tomorrow though, my home
line doesn't give me fast upload speed.  I'll try to reduce the isos
to lighten the load (the current iso stands at 480Mb)