[syslinux] showing informations in menu

[Ferenc Wagner]

Alexandre Blanchette <blanalex at gmail.com> writes:

> Is there a way to show some bits of information in the menu, like
> Syslinux version, MAC address and IP address? When the menu is loaded
> at startup, this information is quickly erased and is not easily
> readable.

I suppose you use menu.c32.  Exit the menu with ESC then press Ctrl-V
and Ctrl-N.  From syslinux.doc:

   ++++ COMMAND LINE KEYSTROKES ++++

The command line prompt supports the following keystrokes:

<Enter>         boot specified command line
<BackSpace>     erase one character
<Ctrl-U>        erase the whole line
<Ctrl-V>        display the current Syslinux version
<Ctrl-W>        erase one word
<Ctrl-X>        force text mode
<Tab>           list matching labels
<F1>..<F12>     help screens (if configured)
<Ctrl-F><digit> equivalent to F1..F10
<Ctrl-C>        interrupt boot in progress
<Esc>           interrupt boot in progress
<Ctrl-N>        display network information (PXELINUX only)
-- 
Feri.