Hello Community,
Over the last few weeks I have been working on Syslinux support for the
installer. With the help Thomas and Dieter I am nearing the completion
of this project. As part of this project, I have written a script that
will help install and update Syslinux (similar to that of grub-install).
Some key features of the script: syslinux-install_update.sh
* Install Syslinux to the FS + Partition Boot Loader (extlinux --install
/boot/syslinux)
* Install Syslinux MBR
* Detect and optionally set the boot flag on the boot partition
* Update Syslinux – copy files and execute (extilnux --update
/boot/syslinux)
* Support for GPT disks
* Support for RAID configurations
The goal is to include this script in the official Syslinux package.
Therefore we need your help to test it.
syslinux-install_update.sh -i -a -m ..... install Syslinux, set the boot
flag (if needed), and install the MBR
We need tests for the following setups:
/ + /boot on the *same* partition
/ + /boot on the *same* partition - RAID
/boot + root on *separate* partition
/boot + root on *separate* partition - RAID
All of the above using but using the GPT partition layout
NOTE: This is an alpha/beta stage script. The script modifies the first
440 bytes of the disk (using dd) and the partition table (using either
sfdisk or sgdisk). Although the script should be safe to run, I am not
responsible for any data loss that may occur.
Let us know the following:
* Did the script work for you?
* What was your partition setup? (see above)
* What version did you use?
* If the script did not work, please provide as much information as possible
Get the script here: https://gist.github.com/772138
Syslinux Sample Config File:
http://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/plain/syslinux/trunk/syslinux.cfg
The Syslinux package in testing includes the above configuration file.
Cheers,
pyther
