[syslinux] isolinux.cfg parsing issue

gettinther gettinther at unity-linux.org
Thu Feb 25 10:09:26 PST 2010


On 24 February 2010 22:47, gettinther <gettinther at unity-linux.org> wrote:
> 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)
>

Peter,

Sorry for the delay, here's the link to the iso
http://depositfiles.com/files/brszyl5ee

Thanks

Cyrille




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