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Re: [debian-knoppix] syslinux bug??? Strange options in /proc/cmdline



At Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 02:40:16PM +0100, Klaus Knopper wrote:
> boot process. Please keep in mind that both, syslinux and the kernel
> used in Knoppix, are compiled with support for boot commandlines of
> 512 chars instead of only 256 (which is default).

Ah... I suddenly get it. I use the regular syslinux on my system to make
boot floppies. As my syslinux cannot use >256 chars, it kills the normal
"append" line. 

Blech, what a nasty bug. Hard coded line lengths should be forbidden by law.

Thanks for helping me clearing this up.

V.
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