[syslinux] isolinux.cfg parsing issue

[gettinther]

On 25 February 2010 20:52, gettinther <gettinther at unity-linux.org> wrote:
> On 25 February 2010 18:09, gettinther <gettinther at unity-linux.org> wrote:
>> 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
>>
>
> Forgot to mention, the 2 isos will look the same, open the file
> manager and check if /lib64 is present or not.
>
> Thanks
>

Ok, I've got an interesting development.  If the label contains the
string "livecd", the first entry is selected (like "abclivecddef",
"123livecd456")
I'll change the livecd= call in the append to something else and report back