ExtLinux Bootloader Information

[Bruce Dubbs]

Jim Gifford wrote:
> Bryan Kadzban wrote:
>> I assume an initramfs is possible via some kind of "initrd" type line?
>> I'll have to look.
>>
>> (I give a udev by-id symlink for root=, which is resolved by initramfs.)
>>
>>   
> APPEND initrd=initrd.img
> 
> That will take care of that
>>> extlinux --install /boot
>>> dd if=/dev/zero of={/dev to root drive} bs=446 count=1
>>>     
> This one removes the old mbr without affecting the partition table
>>> dd if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin of={/dev to root drive}
>>>     
>>   
> This actually loads the syslinux supplied mbr.
> 
> Been playing around with it all night very surprised with it's features.

Jim,
   What features surprise you?

   -- Bruce