[arch-general] syslinux 6.01-1 issues

[Keshav Padram]

On 5 July 2013 23:56, Thomas Bächler <thomas at archlinux.org> wrote:

> Am 05.07.2013 20:24, schrieb Karol Blazewicz:
> > I'm using syslinux for my bootloader. I'm using BIOS, not UEFI, on a
> > 32-bit system.
> > After updating syslinux 5.10-3 -> 6.01-1 the modules' symlinks in
> > /boot/syslinux didn't get updated and still point to
> > /usr/lib/syslinux/ instead of to /usr/lib/syslinux/bios e.g. menu.c32
> > -> /usr/lib/syslinux/menu.c32 which prevents the syslinux menu from
> > appearing on boot (modules not found).
> > Running '# /usr/bin/syslinux-install_update -i -a -m' doesn't help.
> >
> > Should I remove all the symlinks from /boot/syslinux and only copy the
> > needed files back? I didn't install syslinux manually so i don't know
> > why should I have to do this. Did I miss / misunderstand something?
>
> The install script needs an update. Just remove the .c32 and
>  ln -s /usr/lib/syslinux/bios/*.c32 .
>
>
>
I have uploaded the* *updated syslinux-install_update script to
https://gist.github.com/the-ridikulus-rat/5940114 . Please check it. You
can check the changes made by going to
https://gist.github.com/the-ridikulus-rat/5940114/revisions .

Best Regards.

Keshav Padram