[syslinux] installing syslinux on a fresh system (SATA)

Ferenc Wagner wferi at niif.hu
Mon Jan 13 00:44:12 PST 2014


Mau Z <zmau1962 at gmail.com> writes:

> So, basically I understand that I must create 2 partitions.

If your application partition is ext2, then there's no need to create a
separate boot partition, you can simply use extlinux.  Basically,
extlinux is the (mounted) ext[234]/btrfs/XFS installer, while syslinux
is the (not mounted) FAT installer of the same boot loader.
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Regards,
Feri.


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