Are you using a single floppy drive or two floppy drives? In your syslinux.cfg, you have the second floppy drive identified as a 1680 format. Is the second floppy formatted as 1680 or 1440? If you are using a single floppy drive, you need to look at the Bering User's Guide, Chapter 11.2, http://leaf.sourceforge.net/doc/guide/bubooting.html.
I hope this helps,
John
From: RS Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LEAFuser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [leaf-user] syslinux.cfg: line length limit? --> incomplete 2nd floppy
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:01:47 -0500
I finally have a working ppp(dial-up) connection using straight outa the box
Bering. Everything works, except:
** I cannot complete the load from the 2nd floppy. The install seems to cut
off mid flight. Here is the syslinux.cfg I am using (all in one line
starting with 'default'):
--------------------------
display syslinux.dpy
timeout 0
default linux initrd=initrd.lrp log_size=4M syst_size=10M init=/linuxrc rw
root=/dev/ram0 boot=/dev/fd0u1680:msdos PKGPATH=/dev/fd0
u1680,/dev/fd1u1680
LRP=root,etc,local,modules,iptables,ppp,shorwall,ulogd,dnscache,weblet,netutils,tcpdump,libz,sftp,ssh,sshd,sshk
ey
--------------------------
Everthing from tcpdump on is located on the 2nd floppy. Some of it loads
depending on the what is included in the line preceding the *.lrp files. The
install just cuts off, sometimes calling a file by it's sliced off name, ie,
'tcp (nf!)' then skips the rest.
Things noticed/tried:
** If I move the log_size and syst_size above, thus:
--------------------------
display syslinux.dpy
timeout 0
append log_size=4096
append syst_size=10240
default linux initrd=initrd.lrp init=/linuxrc rw root=/dev/ram0
boot=/dev/fd0u1680:msdos PKGPATH=/dev/fd0
u1680,/dev/fd1u1680LRP=root,etc,local,modules,iptables,ppp,shorwall,ulogd,dnscache,weblet,netutils,tcpdump,libz,sftp,ssh,sshd,sshk
ey
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then only the syst_size gets set up, it ignores log_size.
** I have also tried 'append ramdisk_size= ******' to no avail.
** I have tried shuffling the deck (changing the order of the appends) (only
last one gets set up.
** I have tried combination of 'append' and contained inside the 'default'
line. Still doesn't work.
** If I do not set up syst_size I run out of RAM and cannot complete the
install.
** Do I need to explictly set up extra 'ramdisk_size' or does 'syst_size' do
the same?
Here's the big question: ** I appears that 'syslinux.cfg' has a max line length. When I cross that limit, nothing after gets installed. Is there a line length limit? and how do I deal with?
Things checked:
I have scoured the "syslinux" site for 'syslinux.cfg' helps. Just the basics,
no details or examples.
Here's hoping someone can help me out. Thanks. -- Bob Peterson
-- Robert S. Peterson 31 N Alfred, Elgin IL 60123 USA 847/697-6491 Compass Adjusting for Lake Michigan navigators since 1985 Physics @ Bartlett HS e-mail: rpeterson(at)enc.k12.il.us
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