Bug#803267: marked as done (Instructions for creating syslinux.cfg are incorrect)
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- To: submit@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Instructions for creating syslinux.cfg are incorrect
- From: Matt Kraai <kraai@ftbfs.org>
- Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 06:50:44 -0700
- Message-id: <20151028135044.GB9340@ftbfs.org>
Package: installation-guide
Tags: patch
Hi,
Syslinux 5.00 makes global APPEND directives be ignored by the DEFAULT
directive:
http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Directives/append#default
Since the Debian installer manual recommends using a global APPEND
directive to specify the initrd, "initrd=initrd.gz" is not used by the
DEFAULT directive, which causes the installer to fail to boot. The
following patch is one way to address this problem:
Index: manual/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml
===================================================================
--- manual/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml (revision 70046)
+++ manual/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml (working copy)
@@ -93,17 +93,18 @@
</para><para>
Next you should create a <filename>syslinux.cfg</filename> configuration
-file, which at a bare minimum should contain the following two lines (change
-the name of the kernel binary to <quote><filename>linux</filename></quote>
-if you used a <filename>netboot</filename> image):
+file, which at a bare minimum should contain the following line (change
+the name of the kernel binary from
+<quote><filename>vmlinuz</filename></quote> to
+<quote><filename>linux</filename></quote> if you used a
+<filename>netboot</filename> image):
<informalexample><screen>
-default vmlinuz
-append initrd=initrd.gz
+default vmlinuz initrd=initrd.gz
</screen></informalexample>
For the graphical installer you should add <userinput>vga=788</userinput> to the
-second line. Other parameters can be appended as desired.
+line. Other parameters can be appended as desired.
</para><para>
The Syslinux wiki recommends using something like the following, but I
assume the above, shorter version is preferred:
DEFAULT mylabel
LABEL mylabel
KERNEL vmlinuz
APPEND initrd=initrd.gz
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Matt https://ftbfs.org/~kraai/
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Source: installation-guide
Source-Version: 20160121
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
installation-guide, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
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Version: 20160121
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Install System Team <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>
Description:
installation-guide-amd64 - Debian installation guide for amd64
installation-guide-arm64 - Debian installation guide for arm64
installation-guide-armel - Debian installation guide for armel
installation-guide-armhf - Debian installation guide for armhf
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Closes: 789652 801810 803267 809523
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[ Martin Michlmayr ]
* Update scripts and entities to stretch release.
* Remove the DNS-323 from the list of supported Orion devices.
* Remove IXP4xx from the list of supported armel platforms.
* Remove references to platforms that were last supported in Debian 7.
* Document armel devices and platforms for which support was dropped.
* Update list of supported QNAP models.
* Add "MX53 LOCO Board" as alternative name for the MX53 Quick Start
Board (see #788782).
* List Seagate FreeAgent DockStar as supported plug computer.
* Convert supported Kirkwood devices to a list.
* Added QNAP TS-109, TS-209, TS-409 and TS-409U as supporteded
models again.
.
[ Vincent McIntyre ]
* Document discrepancy between halt and poweroff. Closes: #789652.
.
[ Łukasz Stelmach ]
* Update information on hashed passwords. Closes: #801810.
.
[ Samuel Thibault ]
* Document the fourth bootline parameter of brltty.
* Document the zoom support.
.
[ Matt Kraai ]
* Fix Instructions for creating syslinux.cfg according to syslinux 5.00
change. Closes: #803267.
.
[ Holger Wansing ]
* Documenting that the graphical installer is now the default.
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[ Cyril Brulebois ]
* Remove alternative build-dep on openjade1.3, thanks to Neil Roeth
(Closes: #809523).
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