Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-11 Thread Daniel Baumann
Michal Suchanek wrote: >> first, because it has better hardware compatibility, grub doesn't boot >> on a small subset of crappy/old/strange/weird machines where isolinux is >> able to boot. this might or might not be true for your use case. > > If grub does not boot on your machine then you probab

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-11 Thread Daniel Baumann
Michal Suchanek wrote: > I'm not sure building xen live systems is even supported but it should > not be hard to add should somebody feel the urge to build such > systems. not yet (wasn't any demand for that yet :). i'll be adding it once we've cleaned up the syslinux handling (it's really awfull

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-11 Thread Daniel Baumann
Héctor Alonso Lozada Echezuría wrote: > But, syslinux run xen linux kernel? it can, yes. -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: daniel.baum...@panthera-systems.net Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/ -- To UNSUB

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-11 Thread Michal Suchanek
2009/11/7 Daniel Baumann : > Rob Owens wrote: >> What are the benefits of using syslinux vs grub on a live system? > > first, because it has better hardware compatibility, grub doesn't boot > on a small subset of crappy/old/strange/weird machines where isolinux is > a

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-11 Thread Michal Suchanek
2009/11/11 Héctor Alonso Lozada Echezuría : > > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 3:46 AM, Daniel Baumann wrote: >> >> Rob Owens wrote: >> > What are the benefits of using syslinux vs grub on a live system? >> >> first, because it has better hardware compatibili

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-11 Thread Héctor Alonso Lozada Echezuría
On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 3:46 AM, Daniel Baumann wrote: > Rob Owens wrote: > > What are the benefits of using syslinux vs grub on a live system? > > first, because it has better hardware compatibility, grub doesn't boot > on a small subset of crappy/old/strange/weird mac

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-11 Thread Michal Suchanek
2009/11/11 Daniel Baumann : > Michal Suchanek wrote: >> I am using  live-helper          1.0.5-2. > > in general, for such things, it's nicer to run a git snapshot (if > possible). anyhow. > >> Setting menu to false breaks the config for me: > > that is know bug for so long time, it's even reported

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-11 Thread Daniel Baumann
Michal Suchanek wrote: > I am using live-helper 1.0.5-2. in general, for such things, it's nicer to run a git snapshot (if possible). anyhow. > Setting menu to false breaks the config for me: that is know bug for so long time, it's even reported in the bts (and partially fixed already)

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-11 Thread Michal Suchanek
2009/11/10 Daniel Baumann : > Michal Suchanek wrote: >> Now that it is confirmed outside of my configuration I guess it's >> worth debugging. > > as always, you need to send detailed information so that it's > reproducible (see manual), otherwise it doesn't help. I am using live-helper 1

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-10 Thread mictlan tecutli
On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:57:44 +0100 Michal Suchanek wrote: > It's probably the same issue I am experiencing. When I build the image > I get an iso that boots to syslinux, and when I press enter or wait > through the timeout it says it cannot find kernel live. yes ive run into this problem a few t

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-10 Thread Michal Suchanek
2009/11/10 Daniel Baumann : > Michal Suchanek wrote: >> Now that it is confirmed outside of my configuration I guess it's >> worth debugging. > > as always, you need to send detailed information so that it's > reproducible (see manual), otherwise it doesn't help. I can't reproduce with a fresh tes

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-10 Thread Daniel Baumann
Michal Suchanek wrote: > Now that it is confirmed outside of my configuration I guess it's > worth debugging. as always, you need to send detailed information so that it's reproducible (see manual), otherwise it doesn't help. -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberis

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-10 Thread Michal Suchanek
2009/11/9 Daniel Baumann : > Rob Owens wrote: >> I get a menu of sorts, but it doesn't contain any kernel choices  I see the >> F1-F10 >> menus for help, special boot parameters, etc.  I do not see the labels >> mentioned in /live/image/syslinux/menu.cfg (such as "live-686" -- how can I >> correc

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-09 Thread Daniel Baumann
Rob Owens wrote: > I'll try on a Squeeze system. Thanks for the info. it's enough if you install live-helper 1.0.5 on lenny, it's arch all and installs fine, you don't need to change the host system. -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: daniel.

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-09 Thread Rob Owens
On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 09:36:39PM +0100, Daniel Baumann wrote: > Rob Owens wrote: > > I get a menu of sorts, but it doesn't contain any kernel choices I see the > > F1-F10 > > menus for help, special boot parameters, etc. I do not see the labels > > mentioned in /live/image/syslinux/menu.cfg (s

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-09 Thread Daniel Baumann
Rob Owens wrote: > I get a menu of sorts, but it doesn't contain any kernel choices I see the > F1-F10 > menus for help, special boot parameters, etc. I do not see the labels > mentioned in /live/image/syslinux/menu.cfg (such as "live-686" -- how can I > correct this? again.. the default wit

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-08 Thread Rob Owens
On Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 09:16:12AM +0100, Daniel Baumann wrote: > Rob Owens wrote: > > What are the benefits of using syslinux vs grub on a live system? > > first, because it has better hardware compatibility, grub doesn't boot > on a small subset of crappy/old/stran

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-07 Thread Daniel Baumann
Rob Owens wrote: > What are the benefits of using syslinux vs grub on a live system? first, because it has better hardware compatibility, grub doesn't boot on a small subset of crappy/old/strange/weird machines where isolinux is able to boot. this might or might not be true for your