The SYSLINUX Project is a suite of lightweight IBM PC MBR bootloaders for starting up computers with the Linux kernel. It is the work of H. Peter Anvin, and consists of several separate systems, the best-known of which is ISOLINUX.
Questions tagged [syslinux]
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Multiboot on usb with syslinux
I'm trying to make a multiboot usb with Ubuntu, Backtrack and Mantra-OS on it (all ubuntu as you can see). Those are the steps I've done:
sudo su
unmount /dev/sdb1 # unmount the drive
mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n disqus /dev/sdb1 …
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EFI settings set via efibootmgr are ignored after reboot
I have 2 disks (/dev/sda and /dev/sdb) on UEFI laptop. Both GPT.
sda1 - NTFS - Windows,
sda2 - FAT32 - EFI partition where is Windows Boot Manager and GRUB
sdb1 - NTFS - another windows
sdb2 - NTFS - My data
sdb3 - FAT32 - EFI partition
sdb4 -…
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How to boot Linux with extlinux
EDIT: Just adding my two more cents after this question becomes a "popular" one. I had been a great fan of grub because it was able to boot everything that I used. However, when grub2 came, I really don't like it because it is
humongous…
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UEFI syslinux does not load initrd over HTTP in PXE boot
I am trying to set up a GParted Live PXE boot and follow the PXELINUX instructions to set up the boot.
I've got it working with TFTP but now I want to switch the loading of vmzlinuz, initrd and other "large" files to HTTP because it is…
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How to boot bootable ISO with PXE?
I have DHCP/TFTP/Syslinux installed on my computer in the LAN. With it I can boot any images on any other LAN computers, including diskless, for example, Memtest86+ and it works.
Also I have some bootable ISO files, which I am using while installing…
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How to use Syslinux to chainload Ubuntu installation?
I try my best to detail my question. If it would run out of your patience, go to lastest paragraph.
I downloaded Ubuntu 13.04 from its official site and extracted files to a folder ubuntu\ on USB stick( Z: for example). So files are now in…
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Chainload non-EFI Linux from EFI Linux
I read somewhere that it might be possible to boot non-EFI Linux from EFI Linux.
If my EFI Linux is booted by grub-efi, and my non-EFI Linux is booted by extlinux. How to chainload from grub-efi to extlinux?
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Syslinux "Missing OS" after expanding to the left the partition with /boot
I have a GPT partitioned drive.
Its a bit of a mess so I was starting to sort everything out.
/dev/sda2 is an ArchLinux install and the location of /boot with syslinux being used.
/dev/sda1 is a ubuntu install.
I plan soon to complete do away with…
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Can I make SYSLINUX load a root fs from an image file on an NTFS partition?
SYSLINUX allows me to boot from a FAT16 USB-stick by loading a kernel image and an initial ram-disk (initrd) image from there.
To get more space and a faster access, I can mount an NTFS partition from a hard disk after bootup, then use the loopback…
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Unetbootin and Windows 7
I use Unetbootin on WinXP and I have a Windows 7 iso that I want to make a USB bootable with. Everything works fine. I can boot the USB, but then I come to bootloader screen and I only see one option "Default". As I have read around, it seems I need…
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The installation dialog box does not show up after booting from my bootable USB which has Ubuntu in it
I used to create bootable USBs in the following way and it used to work perfectly fine:
sudo mount -o loop /path to iso/ /media/iso
cp -a /media/iso/. /path to usb flash drive/
sudo syslinux -s /dev/sdX
And then renaming the isolinux folder to…
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Boot Linux from a GPT disk using SYSLINUX
From Booting from GPT, it says that both Grub & syslinux support booting Linux from a GPT disk. Anyone knows how exactly can I use syslinux to boot Linux from a GPT disk please?
The article says
The SYSLINUX boot loader is another Linux boot…
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Use SYSLINUX to boot from a separate device
I have a laptop with no harddrive that I'm booting from a modified persistent LiveCD thumbdrive, but performance is terrible due to the low speed of the thumbdrive.
I also have a class-10 SD card of similar size that I've been able to copy the…
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HP Pavilion laptop not booting Fedora 18 LiveUSB
My HP Pavilion g7 1075dx laptop will not boot past the SYSLINUX copyright when booting off a 8GB USB Flash drive that has Fedora 18 KDE Live CD copied to it via LiveUSB Creator. What should I try? I know that since I am getting SYSLINUX copyright,…
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pxe boot dos 7.x / 8.x on modern mainboard without floppy controller
How to pxe boot MS DOS 7.x / 8.x on a modern pc (mainboard without floppy controller) without using an external usb floppy drive?
MS DOS 6.22 and earlier or other flavors pxe boot just fine on floppy-less hardware.
But DOS 7.x and 8.x renders an…
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