[syslinux] conditionned boot

Gene Cumm gene.cumm at gmail.com
Mon May 16 09:02:19 PDT 2011


On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:08, MONDON Daniel
<Daniel.MONDON at lpgsystems.com> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Actually, i'm using syslinux with a live cd boot on a fat32 usb key.
>
> I want to boot on an external usb key IF it contains a specific file, or
> label ...
>
> Then, how can I "test" in Syslinux.cfg file to make it ?
>
> Same question with extlinux on internal usb key (ext3 or ext4), and
> fat32 external USB key ?

Syslinux-4 only has access to files in the current file system but can
chainload to another.  In order to do something like the ifcpu.c32
module, you'll need to read the other file system yourself with a new
module (disklib should help).

-- 
-Gene




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