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This is the config.
This is the config.


Simple example that loads a multiboot elf kernel with initrd:
Simple example that loads a multiboot elf kernel with initrd: (the config i use for dev, faster then menu(


Files in iso_root/isolinux:
[todo...]

isolinux.bin isolinux.cfg kernel.elf initrd.tar mboot.c32

isolinux.cfg:

[start of file]

#RoelfOS dev config

default os



label os

kernel mboot.c32 #found in <path to extracted syslinux tar.gz file>/com32/mboot/

append kernel.elf --- initrd.tar #the --- indicates a module after it

[end of file]

Simple huh? The above config makes isolinux load the kernel as if it was loaded by grub (it makes isolinux pass a multiboot ptr).


A simple menu:
A simple menu: