[syslinux] stdin is not a PNM file at/usr/bin/ppmtolss16line 214

[Gene Cumm]

On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:38, Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:56, Ferenc Wagner <wferi at niif.hu> wrote:
>> "MONDON Daniel" <Daniel.MONDON at lpgtechnologies.com> writes:
>>
>>> I succeed to generate without any error! :)
>>> But the picture is not displayed!
>>>
>>> I think it's because I don't have the correct syntax!
>>
>> You're right.
>>
>>> In my syslinux.cfg file I've got
>>>
>>> DISPLAY my_picture.lss16
>>>
>>> The picture is 640x480 image in black and white (very simple).
>>>
>>> Have I to do any configuration before to print it?
>>> Or the Display line is ko ?
>>
>> Please read the documentation at
>> http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/SYSLINUX#DISPLAY_filename
>> Basically, you have to create a separate file, which contains
>>
>> <CAN>my_picture.lss16<newline>
>>
>> where the single character <CAN> = <Ctrl-X> = ASCII 24
>> and <newline> = ASCII 10 as usual, and give the name of this file to
>> the DISPLAY command.
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Feri.
>
> http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Common_Problems#What.27s_the_real_name_of_that_file.3F
>
> Also bear in mind the allowable filename rules for the variant in use.
>  SYSLINUX will only ever see the 8.3 DOS names on FAT file systems

I stand corrected.  SYSLINUX will see the vfat names.

> (characters of a-z, 0-9, and "_"; a-z are stored as A-Z but displayed
> as a-z).  ISOLINUX will normally see an 8.3 format name unless you've
> enabled certain options on your ISO creator that sometimes breaks DOS
> clients.  EXTLINUX on an ext2/3/4/btrfs and PXELINUX should not have
> this restriction.
>
> --
> -Gene
>



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