2008/4/3, Alexander Kozlov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Bryan Kadzban wrote: > >> Since that's the problem, we could move in one of two directions > >> to fix it: either stop using any filesystem driver in the > >> bootloader(which means, at this point, "move to LILO"), or fix > >> the ext2/3 driver in grub (with the patch). > > Just wonder, why not SYSLINUX? Not friendly, true, but mighty > powerful and flexible. Could be a chapter in BLFS too.
Syslinux does come with a boot loader that can boot Linux kernels from ext2 filesystems, is actively maintained, and is thus a valid candidate for inclusion in LFS, together with its dependency on nasm. However, not everyone uses ext2/ext3, so it cannot be the only candidate. As for BLFS: my own opinion is that it contains after-the-first-reboot steps, and installing a boot loader is not one of such steps. Even more: various non_ext2-fsprogs don't actually belong there. -- Alexander E. Patrakov -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
