ExtLinux Bootloader Information

[Jim Gifford]

I know I told Bryan I would post my build and findings on this. So here 
they are.

This version builds with the newest glibc and compliers with no issues, 
that's the reason for it.
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/Testing/syslinux-3.73-pre7.tar.bz2

Building and Installing

make installer &&
make install &&
cp /usr/share/syslinux/vesamenu.c32 /boot

Depending on the architecture, this will either build the full system or 
just the installers for the other architectures. Cross Compiling this 
package will take major modifications, this is something that is not 
needed for LFS.

Configuring

cat >> /boot/extlinux.conf << "EOF"
default vesamenu.c32
prompt 0
menu title LFS Boot Menu

timeout 600

label linux
        menu label LFS Kernel {Version}
        menu default
        kernel lfskernel-{Version}
        append rw root={/dev of root partition}
EOF

extlinux --install /boot
dd if=/dev/zero of={/dev to root drive} bs=446 count=1
dd if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin of={/dev to root drive}
 
Has the same functionality as Grub, you can change the boot commands 
without editing the file. Has a very advanced file system. I was 
pleasantly surprised. Some one that isn't color blind could probably 
make the colors look better. I also recommend looking at this links for 
some more ideas on what to do with it.

http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Menu
http://syslinux.zytor.com/archives/2006-September/007342.html