[syslinux] Syslinux-6.03 getting stuck with kernel boot.

[Geert Stappers]

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 10:29:52AM +0100, Michael Kasprowicz wrote:
> Hi every one,
> 
> I am trying to load a custom kernel with Syslinux on special purpose pc.
> Surprisingly Syslinux-4.06 boots my kernel, initrd and finally the OS
> perfectly from an SD-Card. The problem arises when I use the Syslinux-6.03
> where the syslinux hangs right at the beginning After I see the message
> 'Loading vmLinuz0 ...'

AFAIK is a "bootfile" with a name ending with "0" something special.
So my advice is to rename your 'vmlinuz0' in something like 'vmlinuz'


> I read a few posts on your forums and figured out it has to do something
> with the BIOS. But then how does it work smoothly with the 4.06 version.
> 
> So I am attaching the outputs of dmidecode and lshw | more for you so that
> you could extract the required bios information.

             :-)


> Also it would be great to have a link where I could follow this thread.

Welcome new community member,

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> best regards
> /micheal



Groeten
Geert Stappers
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