How to boot Linux with extlinux

EDIT: Just adding my two more cents after this question becomes a "popular" one. I had been a great fan of grub because it was able to boot everything that I used. However, when grub2 came, I really don't like it because it is

humongous itself

leave loads of junks at my /boot folder that 99.9% are useless to me

the "enhanced" syntax is over complicated to me

try booting UEFI using grub2 is really a ROYAL PITA

I was able to use grub as my CD boot loader, but I don't know if grub2 can do that or not -- I don't care any more, because I found a better alternative.

The syslinux ecosystem (including extlinux) are now booting everything that I use, CD/DVD, FAT, Ext2/3/4, and even Btrfs. Moreover, it handles MBR/PBR relay or GPT without a hitch. It's small, to the point, and maintain a universal syntax across the board. The extlinux (syslinux) is currently my chosen solution to boot anything I use.

Now back to OP.

Anyone knows how to properly boot Linux with extlinux?

I've exhausted my google search but still unable to figure out what's the proper way to setup extlinux to boot Linux. All hits that I found talk about editing the/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file directly. However, there is a big warning inside it that discourages me doing so:

## /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

##

## IMPORTANT WARNING

##

## The configuration of this file is generated automatically.

## Do not edit this file manually, use: extlinux-update





default l0

prompt 1

timeout 50



include themes/debian/theme.cfg

I've run extlinux-update or extlinux -update in all sorts of ways a gazillion time but the file still remains the same. The problem is, this file won't boot anything!

If I edit it myself, and run extlinux-update again, then BOOM, it gets back to the above boot-nothing version again.

Anyone knows how to properly setup extlinux under Ubuntu to boot it (without directly editing extlinux.conf)?

This is the extlinux from latest Ubuntu Trusty BTW:

% apt-cache policy extlinux

extlinux:

Installed: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

Candidate: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

Version table:

*** 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1 0

500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages

100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

edited Apr 23 '15 at 15:48

asked Apr 19 '14 at 20:46

xpt

3,216145693

Did you go trough all the steps mentioned here edoceo.com/howto/extlinux? Editing the main configuration file shouldn't be a problem to experiment a bit. As i know it from grub i guess there are some files in some directories (maybe somewhere in /etc?) which include instructions what should be done into this main config file and running the update command applys these changes. Of course then in your case the file is the same as before. So you'd better be off finding those files and editing them (if they exist, just a guess)

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 10:27

Nice link/info. Thanks. Unfortunately, that also falls into the category of "editing the extlinux.conf file directly", which doesn't help much for my situation.

– xpt
Apr 20 '14 at 14:46

Well then please describe your problem a bite more precise. What have you tried already? Have you updated your MBR? Are the bootloader files all present in the /boot/extlinux directory? Then do configure the configuration file in order to load a kernel. Have a look at this: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/syslinux#Configuration You of course need to tell your extlinux which kernel and initrd to load. And please specify how far the system currently boots. Do you see a promt? Or a message like "no operating system found"?

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 15:56

By the way, if you say "oh no that falls into the category 'editing the file directly' - so this won't help me" you will never get a result. You should try to understand what you do, not only do it. If your attempts editing this file failed, you'd better be off trying to understand why it failed than saying it definetely won't help you. And as far as i see it, it will help you. Because you did not tell your bootloader what it shall load. It can't guess where your kernel is located. You can run the script "all sorts of ways a gazillion time" and it won't change that.

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 16:57

"Then do configure the configuration file in order to load a kernel. Have a look at this: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/syslinux#Configuration You of course need to tell your extlinux which kernel and initrd to load" I keep asking where should I do the configuration, and you keep referring back to editing the extlinux.conf file directly. As I explained in OP, such practice is strongly discouraged because there is a big warning inside it and the editing will disappear in any moment. If you want to answer my question, then please at least try to understand what I'm asking.

– xpt
Apr 21 '14 at 3:04

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show 8 more comments

humongous itself

leave loads of junks at my /boot folder that 99.9% are useless to me

the "enhanced" syntax is over complicated to me

try booting UEFI using grub2 is really a ROYAL PITA

I was able to use grub as my CD boot loader, but I don't know if grub2 can do that or not -- I don't care any more, because I found a better alternative.

Now back to OP.

Anyone knows how to properly boot Linux with extlinux?

## /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

##

## IMPORTANT WARNING

##

## The configuration of this file is generated automatically.

## Do not edit this file manually, use: extlinux-update





default l0

prompt 1

timeout 50



include themes/debian/theme.cfg

I've run extlinux-update or extlinux -update in all sorts of ways a gazillion time but the file still remains the same. The problem is, this file won't boot anything!

If I edit it myself, and run extlinux-update again, then BOOM, it gets back to the above boot-nothing version again.

Anyone knows how to properly setup extlinux under Ubuntu to boot it (without directly editing extlinux.conf)?

This is the extlinux from latest Ubuntu Trusty BTW:

% apt-cache policy extlinux

extlinux:

Installed: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

Candidate: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

Version table:

*** 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1 0

500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages

100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

edited Apr 23 '15 at 15:48

asked Apr 19 '14 at 20:46

xpt

3,216145693

Did you go trough all the steps mentioned here edoceo.com/howto/extlinux? Editing the main configuration file shouldn't be a problem to experiment a bit. As i know it from grub i guess there are some files in some directories (maybe somewhere in /etc?) which include instructions what should be done into this main config file and running the update command applys these changes. Of course then in your case the file is the same as before. So you'd better be off finding those files and editing them (if they exist, just a guess)

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 10:27

Nice link/info. Thanks. Unfortunately, that also falls into the category of "editing the extlinux.conf file directly", which doesn't help much for my situation.

– xpt
Apr 20 '14 at 14:46

Well then please describe your problem a bite more precise. What have you tried already? Have you updated your MBR? Are the bootloader files all present in the /boot/extlinux directory? Then do configure the configuration file in order to load a kernel. Have a look at this: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/syslinux#Configuration You of course need to tell your extlinux which kernel and initrd to load. And please specify how far the system currently boots. Do you see a promt? Or a message like "no operating system found"?

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 15:56

By the way, if you say "oh no that falls into the category 'editing the file directly' - so this won't help me" you will never get a result. You should try to understand what you do, not only do it. If your attempts editing this file failed, you'd better be off trying to understand why it failed than saying it definetely won't help you. And as far as i see it, it will help you. Because you did not tell your bootloader what it shall load. It can't guess where your kernel is located. You can run the script "all sorts of ways a gazillion time" and it won't change that.

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 16:57

"Then do configure the configuration file in order to load a kernel. Have a look at this: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/syslinux#Configuration You of course need to tell your extlinux which kernel and initrd to load" I keep asking where should I do the configuration, and you keep referring back to editing the extlinux.conf file directly. As I explained in OP, such practice is strongly discouraged because there is a big warning inside it and the editing will disappear in any moment. If you want to answer my question, then please at least try to understand what I'm asking.

– xpt
Apr 21 '14 at 3:04

|
show 8 more comments

humongous itself

leave loads of junks at my /boot folder that 99.9% are useless to me

the "enhanced" syntax is over complicated to me

try booting UEFI using grub2 is really a ROYAL PITA

I was able to use grub as my CD boot loader, but I don't know if grub2 can do that or not -- I don't care any more, because I found a better alternative.

Now back to OP.

Anyone knows how to properly boot Linux with extlinux?

## /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

##

## IMPORTANT WARNING

##

## The configuration of this file is generated automatically.

## Do not edit this file manually, use: extlinux-update





default l0

prompt 1

timeout 50



include themes/debian/theme.cfg

I've run extlinux-update or extlinux -update in all sorts of ways a gazillion time but the file still remains the same. The problem is, this file won't boot anything!

If I edit it myself, and run extlinux-update again, then BOOM, it gets back to the above boot-nothing version again.

Anyone knows how to properly setup extlinux under Ubuntu to boot it (without directly editing extlinux.conf)?

This is the extlinux from latest Ubuntu Trusty BTW:

% apt-cache policy extlinux

extlinux:

Installed: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

Candidate: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

Version table:

*** 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1 0

500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages

100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

edited Apr 23 '15 at 15:48

asked Apr 19 '14 at 20:46

xpt

3,216145693

humongous itself

leave loads of junks at my /boot folder that 99.9% are useless to me

the "enhanced" syntax is over complicated to me

try booting UEFI using grub2 is really a ROYAL PITA

I was able to use grub as my CD boot loader, but I don't know if grub2 can do that or not -- I don't care any more, because I found a better alternative.

Now back to OP.

Anyone knows how to properly boot Linux with extlinux?

## /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

##

## IMPORTANT WARNING

##

## The configuration of this file is generated automatically.

## Do not edit this file manually, use: extlinux-update





default l0

prompt 1

timeout 50



include themes/debian/theme.cfg

I've run extlinux-update or extlinux -update in all sorts of ways a gazillion time but the file still remains the same. The problem is, this file won't boot anything!

If I edit it myself, and run extlinux-update again, then BOOM, it gets back to the above boot-nothing version again.

Anyone knows how to properly setup extlinux under Ubuntu to boot it (without directly editing extlinux.conf)?

This is the extlinux from latest Ubuntu Trusty BTW:

% apt-cache policy extlinux

extlinux:

Installed: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

Candidate: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

Version table:

*** 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1 0

500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages

100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ubuntu boot grub grub2 syslinux

edited Apr 23 '15 at 15:48

asked Apr 19 '14 at 20:46

xpt

3,216145693

edited Apr 23 '15 at 15:48

asked Apr 19 '14 at 20:46

xpt

3,216145693

edited Apr 23 '15 at 15:48

asked Apr 19 '14 at 20:46

xpt

3,216145693

asked Apr 19 '14 at 20:46

xpt

3,216145693

asked Apr 19 '14 at 20:46

xpt

3,216145693

Did you go trough all the steps mentioned here edoceo.com/howto/extlinux? Editing the main configuration file shouldn't be a problem to experiment a bit. As i know it from grub i guess there are some files in some directories (maybe somewhere in /etc?) which include instructions what should be done into this main config file and running the update command applys these changes. Of course then in your case the file is the same as before. So you'd better be off finding those files and editing them (if they exist, just a guess)

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 10:27

Nice link/info. Thanks. Unfortunately, that also falls into the category of "editing the extlinux.conf file directly", which doesn't help much for my situation.

– xpt
Apr 20 '14 at 14:46

Well then please describe your problem a bite more precise. What have you tried already? Have you updated your MBR? Are the bootloader files all present in the /boot/extlinux directory? Then do configure the configuration file in order to load a kernel. Have a look at this: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/syslinux#Configuration You of course need to tell your extlinux which kernel and initrd to load. And please specify how far the system currently boots. Do you see a promt? Or a message like "no operating system found"?

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 15:56

By the way, if you say "oh no that falls into the category 'editing the file directly' - so this won't help me" you will never get a result. You should try to understand what you do, not only do it. If your attempts editing this file failed, you'd better be off trying to understand why it failed than saying it definetely won't help you. And as far as i see it, it will help you. Because you did not tell your bootloader what it shall load. It can't guess where your kernel is located. You can run the script "all sorts of ways a gazillion time" and it won't change that.

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 16:57

"Then do configure the configuration file in order to load a kernel. Have a look at this: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/syslinux#Configuration You of course need to tell your extlinux which kernel and initrd to load" I keep asking where should I do the configuration, and you keep referring back to editing the extlinux.conf file directly. As I explained in OP, such practice is strongly discouraged because there is a big warning inside it and the editing will disappear in any moment. If you want to answer my question, then please at least try to understand what I'm asking.

– xpt
Apr 21 '14 at 3:04

|
show 8 more comments

Did you go trough all the steps mentioned here edoceo.com/howto/extlinux? Editing the main configuration file shouldn't be a problem to experiment a bit. As i know it from grub i guess there are some files in some directories (maybe somewhere in /etc?) which include instructions what should be done into this main config file and running the update command applys these changes. Of course then in your case the file is the same as before. So you'd better be off finding those files and editing them (if they exist, just a guess)

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 10:27

Nice link/info. Thanks. Unfortunately, that also falls into the category of "editing the extlinux.conf file directly", which doesn't help much for my situation.

– xpt
Apr 20 '14 at 14:46

Well then please describe your problem a bite more precise. What have you tried already? Have you updated your MBR? Are the bootloader files all present in the /boot/extlinux directory? Then do configure the configuration file in order to load a kernel. Have a look at this: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/syslinux#Configuration You of course need to tell your extlinux which kernel and initrd to load. And please specify how far the system currently boots. Do you see a promt? Or a message like "no operating system found"?

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 15:56

By the way, if you say "oh no that falls into the category 'editing the file directly' - so this won't help me" you will never get a result. You should try to understand what you do, not only do it. If your attempts editing this file failed, you'd better be off trying to understand why it failed than saying it definetely won't help you. And as far as i see it, it will help you. Because you did not tell your bootloader what it shall load. It can't guess where your kernel is located. You can run the script "all sorts of ways a gazillion time" and it won't change that.

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 16:57

"Then do configure the configuration file in order to load a kernel. Have a look at this: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/syslinux#Configuration You of course need to tell your extlinux which kernel and initrd to load" I keep asking where should I do the configuration, and you keep referring back to editing the extlinux.conf file directly. As I explained in OP, such practice is strongly discouraged because there is a big warning inside it and the editing will disappear in any moment. If you want to answer my question, then please at least try to understand what I'm asking.

– xpt
Apr 21 '14 at 3:04

Did you go trough all the steps mentioned here edoceo.com/howto/extlinux? Editing the main configuration file shouldn't be a problem to experiment a bit. As i know it from grub i guess there are some files in some directories (maybe somewhere in /etc?) which include instructions what should be done into this main config file and running the update command applys these changes. Of course then in your case the file is the same as before. So you'd better be off finding those files and editing them (if they exist, just a guess)

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 10:27

Nice link/info. Thanks. Unfortunately, that also falls into the category of "editing the extlinux.conf file directly", which doesn't help much for my situation.

– xpt
Apr 20 '14 at 14:46

Well then please describe your problem a bite more precise. What have you tried already? Have you updated your MBR? Are the bootloader files all present in the /boot/extlinux directory? Then do configure the configuration file in order to load a kernel. Have a look at this: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/syslinux#Configuration You of course need to tell your extlinux which kernel and initrd to load. And please specify how far the system currently boots. Do you see a promt? Or a message like "no operating system found"?

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 15:56

By the way, if you say "oh no that falls into the category 'editing the file directly' - so this won't help me" you will never get a result. You should try to understand what you do, not only do it. If your attempts editing this file failed, you'd better be off trying to understand why it failed than saying it definetely won't help you. And as far as i see it, it will help you. Because you did not tell your bootloader what it shall load. It can't guess where your kernel is located. You can run the script "all sorts of ways a gazillion time" and it won't change that.

– ju.kreber
Apr 20 '14 at 16:57

"Then do configure the configuration file in order to load a kernel. Have a look at this: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/syslinux#Configuration You of course need to tell your extlinux which kernel and initrd to load" I keep asking where should I do the configuration, and you keep referring back to editing the extlinux.conf file directly. As I explained in OP, such practice is strongly discouraged because there is a big warning inside it and the editing will disappear in any moment. If you want to answer my question, then please at least try to understand what I'm asking.

– xpt
Apr 21 '14 at 3:04

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Okay, so as you wanted, here are the absolute minimum steps for me to install extlinux:

sudo apt-get install extlinux



sudo extlinux --install /boot/extlinux

And this did it. Couldn't really believe it but that worked. So here is some extra information: My system (uname)

3.13.0-24-generic (Kernel)

#46-Ubuntu SMP .. (Kernel version)

i686 (Processor and machine)

And the

apt-cache policy extlinux

extlinux:

  Installed: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

  Candidate: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

  Version table:

 *** 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1 0

        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe i368 Packages

        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

default l0

prompt 1

timeout 50



include themes/debian/theme.cfg

I think it is the same as yours. And i don't think the debian-theme will vary. So here is my specific linux.cfg:

label l0

    menu label Ubuntu GNU/Linux, kernel 3.13.0-24-generic

    linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic

    append initrd=/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c ro quiet



label l0r

    menu label Ubuntu GNU/Linux, kernel 3.13.0-24-generic (recovery mode)

    linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic

    append initrd=/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c ro single

    text help

    This option boots the system into recovery mode (single-user)

    endtext

Okay, that's it.But here is some other interesting thing i found out about the boot process: I created "myvmlinuz" and "myinitrd.img" as copies of the original files under /boot and edited the extlinux.conf file to the following:

default test

prompt 1

timeout 50



#include themes/debian/theme.cfg

LABEL test

    MENU Test entry

    LINUX /myvmlinuz

    APPEND initrd=/myinitrd.img root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c

As far as i understand it, this is the minimum configuration to get a system working. Boots fine for me. Note that / is the root folder of the partition flagged as boot with extlinux on it in these files.

APPEND initrd=/myinitrd.img root=/dev/sda5

did also work. I used different partitions on one disk for / (sda5), /boot (sda1), swap and so on. I created /boot as a primary partition, don't know if that's important. Maybe you can try

cat /usr/lib/extlinux/mbr.bin > /dev/sda

if grub did something bad.

Well, I hope you get it to run, please let me know if it works!

edited Apr 25 '14 at 13:06

answered Apr 25 '14 at 13:00

ju.kreber

1328

Thanks a lot for the detailed comprehensive answer. There were two confusions for me when I was asking the question. 1st) Coming from grub, I had the empirical thinking that once the extlinux-update is run, something will happen to the extlinux.conf file, exactly the same as your 1st respond "As i know it from grub i guess there are some files in some directories (maybe somewhere in /etc?) which include instructions what should be done into this main config file and running the update command applys these changes."

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 19:39

2nd confusions for me) In my Ubuntu 13.10, I have include linux.cfg etc in extlinux.conf; where is in the new Ubuntu 14.04, they are "missing", and I thought extlinux-update will get them back.

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 19:41

So you edited the extlinux.conf file to contains the minimum configuration to get a system working. That's actually my ultimate goal, because I don't like that extlinux each time list two entries for the same kernel version, and want to simplify it myself as well. But what will happen after you do extlinux-update after your editing?

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 20:43

add a comment |

Here is a good tutorial about Configuring extlinux's auto-update on Debian that should be what you are looking for:

A few days ago, I wrote about how to set up and configure extlinux (syslinux)
as a bootloader. But on Debian or Ubuntu, if you make changes to files like
/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf directly, they'll be overwritten.

The configuration files are regenerated by a program called extlinux-update,
which runs automatically every time you update your kernel. (Specifically, it
runs from the postinst script of the linux-base package: you can see it in
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-base.postinst.)

[...]

edited Oct 6 '16 at 22:32

answered Oct 6 '16 at 4:30

tst

412

2

This does not really answer the author's question. The tutorial isn't very helpful since it adds very little that wasn't stated in the existing answer

– Ramhound
Nov 1 '16 at 0:50

This is pretty helpful information. The OP also mentioned that he does not want to edit the config file directly. So this could solve his problem.

– Rolf
Mar 2 '18 at 8:47

add a comment |

This is a breakdown of a standard "manual" installation, for MBR:

Assuming you are installing Extlinux it on disk disk device /dev/sda:

Install a standard MBR on the disk. This MBR will look for and try to boot any partition which has the "boot" flag.
dd /usr/lib/extlinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda bs=440 count=1

Set the boot flag on the partition which will contain EXTLINUX

Copy extlinux files and used modules to a directory (or root) in the boot partition. Let's use /boot/, for the the sake of the example.

Install a bootloader on this partition and point it to the syslinux directory.
extlinux --install /boot/

Make sure the configuration is correct.

So when you boot, the MBR will load the bootable partition bootloader, which will launch EXTLINUX which will read extlinux.conf.

Some steps might be redundant, yet I think it is be nice to write out the steps for having an idea of what happens.

I like EXTLINUX. This is how software should be. I can actually know and understand what is happening and I learned something new about computers by using it.

edited Feb 14 at 14:20

answered Mar 1 '18 at 11:55

Rolf

1808

Nice Rolf, thanks. So you too don't need to tweak /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf either? What's the content of your /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file?

– xpt
Mar 1 '18 at 16:04

You are welcome. In my case I did a custom install and I edited the conf file. There is a reference on the extlinux site, for that. However in this case you have to update the conf file every time you update your kernel. So it's better to use an automated way if available. I haven't looked enough into that yet.

– Rolf
Mar 1 '18 at 20:55

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Okay, so as you wanted, here are the absolute minimum steps for me to install extlinux:

sudo apt-get install extlinux



sudo extlinux --install /boot/extlinux

And this did it. Couldn't really believe it but that worked. So here is some extra information: My system (uname)

3.13.0-24-generic (Kernel)

#46-Ubuntu SMP .. (Kernel version)

i686 (Processor and machine)

And the

apt-cache policy extlinux

extlinux:

  Installed: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

  Candidate: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

  Version table:

 *** 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1 0

        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe i368 Packages

        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

default l0

prompt 1

timeout 50



include themes/debian/theme.cfg

I think it is the same as yours. And i don't think the debian-theme will vary. So here is my specific linux.cfg:

label l0

    menu label Ubuntu GNU/Linux, kernel 3.13.0-24-generic

    linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic

    append initrd=/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c ro quiet



label l0r

    menu label Ubuntu GNU/Linux, kernel 3.13.0-24-generic (recovery mode)

    linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic

    append initrd=/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c ro single

    text help

    This option boots the system into recovery mode (single-user)

    endtext

default test

prompt 1

timeout 50



#include themes/debian/theme.cfg

LABEL test

    MENU Test entry

    LINUX /myvmlinuz

    APPEND initrd=/myinitrd.img root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c

APPEND initrd=/myinitrd.img root=/dev/sda5

did also work. I used different partitions on one disk for / (sda5), /boot (sda1), swap and so on. I created /boot as a primary partition, don't know if that's important. Maybe you can try

cat /usr/lib/extlinux/mbr.bin > /dev/sda

if grub did something bad.

Well, I hope you get it to run, please let me know if it works!

edited Apr 25 '14 at 13:06

answered Apr 25 '14 at 13:00

ju.kreber

1328

Thanks a lot for the detailed comprehensive answer. There were two confusions for me when I was asking the question. 1st) Coming from grub, I had the empirical thinking that once the extlinux-update is run, something will happen to the extlinux.conf file, exactly the same as your 1st respond "As i know it from grub i guess there are some files in some directories (maybe somewhere in /etc?) which include instructions what should be done into this main config file and running the update command applys these changes."

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 19:39

2nd confusions for me) In my Ubuntu 13.10, I have include linux.cfg etc in extlinux.conf; where is in the new Ubuntu 14.04, they are "missing", and I thought extlinux-update will get them back.

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 19:41

So you edited the extlinux.conf file to contains the minimum configuration to get a system working. That's actually my ultimate goal, because I don't like that extlinux each time list two entries for the same kernel version, and want to simplify it myself as well. But what will happen after you do extlinux-update after your editing?

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 20:43

add a comment |

Okay, so as you wanted, here are the absolute minimum steps for me to install extlinux:

sudo apt-get install extlinux



sudo extlinux --install /boot/extlinux

And this did it. Couldn't really believe it but that worked. So here is some extra information: My system (uname)

3.13.0-24-generic (Kernel)

#46-Ubuntu SMP .. (Kernel version)

i686 (Processor and machine)

And the

apt-cache policy extlinux

extlinux:

  Installed: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

  Candidate: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

  Version table:

 *** 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1 0

        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe i368 Packages

        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

default l0

prompt 1

timeout 50



include themes/debian/theme.cfg

I think it is the same as yours. And i don't think the debian-theme will vary. So here is my specific linux.cfg:

label l0

    menu label Ubuntu GNU/Linux, kernel 3.13.0-24-generic

    linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic

    append initrd=/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c ro quiet



label l0r

    menu label Ubuntu GNU/Linux, kernel 3.13.0-24-generic (recovery mode)

    linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic

    append initrd=/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c ro single

    text help

    This option boots the system into recovery mode (single-user)

    endtext

default test

prompt 1

timeout 50



#include themes/debian/theme.cfg

LABEL test

    MENU Test entry

    LINUX /myvmlinuz

    APPEND initrd=/myinitrd.img root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c

APPEND initrd=/myinitrd.img root=/dev/sda5

did also work. I used different partitions on one disk for / (sda5), /boot (sda1), swap and so on. I created /boot as a primary partition, don't know if that's important. Maybe you can try

cat /usr/lib/extlinux/mbr.bin > /dev/sda

if grub did something bad.

Well, I hope you get it to run, please let me know if it works!

edited Apr 25 '14 at 13:06

answered Apr 25 '14 at 13:00

ju.kreber

1328

Thanks a lot for the detailed comprehensive answer. There were two confusions for me when I was asking the question. 1st) Coming from grub, I had the empirical thinking that once the extlinux-update is run, something will happen to the extlinux.conf file, exactly the same as your 1st respond "As i know it from grub i guess there are some files in some directories (maybe somewhere in /etc?) which include instructions what should be done into this main config file and running the update command applys these changes."

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 19:39

2nd confusions for me) In my Ubuntu 13.10, I have include linux.cfg etc in extlinux.conf; where is in the new Ubuntu 14.04, they are "missing", and I thought extlinux-update will get them back.

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 19:41

So you edited the extlinux.conf file to contains the minimum configuration to get a system working. That's actually my ultimate goal, because I don't like that extlinux each time list two entries for the same kernel version, and want to simplify it myself as well. But what will happen after you do extlinux-update after your editing?

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 20:43

add a comment |

Okay, so as you wanted, here are the absolute minimum steps for me to install extlinux:

sudo apt-get install extlinux



sudo extlinux --install /boot/extlinux

And this did it. Couldn't really believe it but that worked. So here is some extra information: My system (uname)

3.13.0-24-generic (Kernel)

#46-Ubuntu SMP .. (Kernel version)

i686 (Processor and machine)

And the

apt-cache policy extlinux

extlinux:

  Installed: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

  Candidate: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

  Version table:

 *** 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1 0

        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe i368 Packages

        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

default l0

prompt 1

timeout 50



include themes/debian/theme.cfg

I think it is the same as yours. And i don't think the debian-theme will vary. So here is my specific linux.cfg:

label l0

    menu label Ubuntu GNU/Linux, kernel 3.13.0-24-generic

    linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic

    append initrd=/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c ro quiet



label l0r

    menu label Ubuntu GNU/Linux, kernel 3.13.0-24-generic (recovery mode)

    linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic

    append initrd=/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c ro single

    text help

    This option boots the system into recovery mode (single-user)

    endtext

default test

prompt 1

timeout 50



#include themes/debian/theme.cfg

LABEL test

    MENU Test entry

    LINUX /myvmlinuz

    APPEND initrd=/myinitrd.img root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c

APPEND initrd=/myinitrd.img root=/dev/sda5

did also work. I used different partitions on one disk for / (sda5), /boot (sda1), swap and so on. I created /boot as a primary partition, don't know if that's important. Maybe you can try

cat /usr/lib/extlinux/mbr.bin > /dev/sda

if grub did something bad.

Well, I hope you get it to run, please let me know if it works!

edited Apr 25 '14 at 13:06

answered Apr 25 '14 at 13:00

ju.kreber

1328

Okay, so as you wanted, here are the absolute minimum steps for me to install extlinux:

sudo apt-get install extlinux



sudo extlinux --install /boot/extlinux

And this did it. Couldn't really believe it but that worked. So here is some extra information: My system (uname)

3.13.0-24-generic (Kernel)

#46-Ubuntu SMP .. (Kernel version)

i686 (Processor and machine)

And the

apt-cache policy extlinux

extlinux:

  Installed: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

  Candidate: 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1

  Version table:

 *** 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1 0

        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe i368 Packages

        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

default l0

prompt 1

timeout 50



include themes/debian/theme.cfg

I think it is the same as yours. And i don't think the debian-theme will vary. So here is my specific linux.cfg:

label l0

    menu label Ubuntu GNU/Linux, kernel 3.13.0-24-generic

    linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic

    append initrd=/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c ro quiet



label l0r

    menu label Ubuntu GNU/Linux, kernel 3.13.0-24-generic (recovery mode)

    linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic

    append initrd=/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c ro single

    text help

    This option boots the system into recovery mode (single-user)

    endtext

default test

prompt 1

timeout 50



#include themes/debian/theme.cfg

LABEL test

    MENU Test entry

    LINUX /myvmlinuz

    APPEND initrd=/myinitrd.img root=UUID=61e460f5-878a-4cff-be9c-12239153d59c

APPEND initrd=/myinitrd.img root=/dev/sda5

did also work. I used different partitions on one disk for / (sda5), /boot (sda1), swap and so on. I created /boot as a primary partition, don't know if that's important. Maybe you can try

cat /usr/lib/extlinux/mbr.bin > /dev/sda

if grub did something bad.

Well, I hope you get it to run, please let me know if it works!

edited Apr 25 '14 at 13:06

answered Apr 25 '14 at 13:00

ju.kreber

1328

edited Apr 25 '14 at 13:06

answered Apr 25 '14 at 13:00

ju.kreber

1328

answered Apr 25 '14 at 13:00

ju.kreber

1328

answered Apr 25 '14 at 13:00

ju.kreber

1328

Thanks a lot for the detailed comprehensive answer. There were two confusions for me when I was asking the question. 1st) Coming from grub, I had the empirical thinking that once the extlinux-update is run, something will happen to the extlinux.conf file, exactly the same as your 1st respond "As i know it from grub i guess there are some files in some directories (maybe somewhere in /etc?) which include instructions what should be done into this main config file and running the update command applys these changes."

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 19:39

2nd confusions for me) In my Ubuntu 13.10, I have include linux.cfg etc in extlinux.conf; where is in the new Ubuntu 14.04, they are "missing", and I thought extlinux-update will get them back.

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 19:41

So you edited the extlinux.conf file to contains the minimum configuration to get a system working. That's actually my ultimate goal, because I don't like that extlinux each time list two entries for the same kernel version, and want to simplify it myself as well. But what will happen after you do extlinux-update after your editing?

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 20:43

add a comment |

Thanks a lot for the detailed comprehensive answer. There were two confusions for me when I was asking the question. 1st) Coming from grub, I had the empirical thinking that once the extlinux-update is run, something will happen to the extlinux.conf file, exactly the same as your 1st respond "As i know it from grub i guess there are some files in some directories (maybe somewhere in /etc?) which include instructions what should be done into this main config file and running the update command applys these changes."

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 19:39

2nd confusions for me) In my Ubuntu 13.10, I have include linux.cfg etc in extlinux.conf; where is in the new Ubuntu 14.04, they are "missing", and I thought extlinux-update will get them back.

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 19:41

So you edited the extlinux.conf file to contains the minimum configuration to get a system working. That's actually my ultimate goal, because I don't like that extlinux each time list two entries for the same kernel version, and want to simplify it myself as well. But what will happen after you do extlinux-update after your editing?

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 20:43

Thanks a lot for the detailed comprehensive answer. There were two confusions for me when I was asking the question. 1st) Coming from grub, I had the empirical thinking that once the extlinux-update is run, something will happen to the extlinux.conf file, exactly the same as your 1st respond "As i know it from grub i guess there are some files in some directories (maybe somewhere in /etc?) which include instructions what should be done into this main config file and running the update command applys these changes."

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 19:39

2nd confusions for me) In my Ubuntu 13.10, I have include linux.cfg etc in extlinux.conf; where is in the new Ubuntu 14.04, they are "missing", and I thought extlinux-update will get them back.

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 19:41

So you edited the extlinux.conf file to contains the minimum configuration to get a system working. That's actually my ultimate goal, because I don't like that extlinux each time list two entries for the same kernel version, and want to simplify it myself as well. But what will happen after you do extlinux-update after your editing?

– xpt
Apr 25 '14 at 20:43

add a comment |

Here is a good tutorial about Configuring extlinux's auto-update on Debian that should be what you are looking for:

A few days ago, I wrote about how to set up and configure extlinux (syslinux)
as a bootloader. But on Debian or Ubuntu, if you make changes to files like
/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf directly, they'll be overwritten.

The configuration files are regenerated by a program called extlinux-update,
which runs automatically every time you update your kernel. (Specifically, it
runs from the postinst script of the linux-base package: you can see it in
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-base.postinst.)

[...]

edited Oct 6 '16 at 22:32

answered Oct 6 '16 at 4:30

tst

412

2

This does not really answer the author's question. The tutorial isn't very helpful since it adds very little that wasn't stated in the existing answer

– Ramhound
Nov 1 '16 at 0:50

This is pretty helpful information. The OP also mentioned that he does not want to edit the config file directly. So this could solve his problem.

– Rolf
Mar 2 '18 at 8:47

add a comment |

Here is a good tutorial about Configuring extlinux's auto-update on Debian that should be what you are looking for:

A few days ago, I wrote about how to set up and configure extlinux (syslinux)
as a bootloader. But on Debian or Ubuntu, if you make changes to files like
/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf directly, they'll be overwritten.

The configuration files are regenerated by a program called extlinux-update,
which runs automatically every time you update your kernel. (Specifically, it
runs from the postinst script of the linux-base package: you can see it in
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-base.postinst.)

[...]

edited Oct 6 '16 at 22:32

answered Oct 6 '16 at 4:30

tst

412

2

This does not really answer the author's question. The tutorial isn't very helpful since it adds very little that wasn't stated in the existing answer

– Ramhound
Nov 1 '16 at 0:50

This is pretty helpful information. The OP also mentioned that he does not want to edit the config file directly. So this could solve his problem.

– Rolf
Mar 2 '18 at 8:47

add a comment |

Here is a good tutorial about Configuring extlinux's auto-update on Debian that should be what you are looking for:

A few days ago, I wrote about how to set up and configure extlinux (syslinux)
as a bootloader. But on Debian or Ubuntu, if you make changes to files like
/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf directly, they'll be overwritten.

The configuration files are regenerated by a program called extlinux-update,
which runs automatically every time you update your kernel. (Specifically, it
runs from the postinst script of the linux-base package: you can see it in
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-base.postinst.)

[...]

edited Oct 6 '16 at 22:32

answered Oct 6 '16 at 4:30

tst

412

Here is a good tutorial about Configuring extlinux's auto-update on Debian that should be what you are looking for:

A few days ago, I wrote about how to set up and configure extlinux (syslinux)
as a bootloader. But on Debian or Ubuntu, if you make changes to files like
/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf directly, they'll be overwritten.

The configuration files are regenerated by a program called extlinux-update,
which runs automatically every time you update your kernel. (Specifically, it
runs from the postinst script of the linux-base package: you can see it in
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-base.postinst.)

[...]

edited Oct 6 '16 at 22:32

answered Oct 6 '16 at 4:30

tst

412

edited Oct 6 '16 at 22:32

answered Oct 6 '16 at 4:30

tst

412

answered Oct 6 '16 at 4:30

tst

412

answered Oct 6 '16 at 4:30

tst

412

2

This does not really answer the author's question. The tutorial isn't very helpful since it adds very little that wasn't stated in the existing answer

– Ramhound
Nov 1 '16 at 0:50

This is pretty helpful information. The OP also mentioned that he does not want to edit the config file directly. So this could solve his problem.

– Rolf
Mar 2 '18 at 8:47

add a comment |

2

This does not really answer the author's question. The tutorial isn't very helpful since it adds very little that wasn't stated in the existing answer

– Ramhound
Nov 1 '16 at 0:50

This is pretty helpful information. The OP also mentioned that he does not want to edit the config file directly. So this could solve his problem.

– Rolf
Mar 2 '18 at 8:47

This does not really answer the author's question. The tutorial isn't very helpful since it adds very little that wasn't stated in the existing answer

– Ramhound
Nov 1 '16 at 0:50

This is pretty helpful information. The OP also mentioned that he does not want to edit the config file directly. So this could solve his problem.

– Rolf
Mar 2 '18 at 8:47

add a comment |

This is a breakdown of a standard "manual" installation, for MBR:

Assuming you are installing Extlinux it on disk disk device /dev/sda:

Install a standard MBR on the disk. This MBR will look for and try to boot any partition which has the "boot" flag.
dd /usr/lib/extlinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda bs=440 count=1

Set the boot flag on the partition which will contain EXTLINUX

Copy extlinux files and used modules to a directory (or root) in the boot partition. Let's use /boot/, for the the sake of the example.

Install a bootloader on this partition and point it to the syslinux directory.
extlinux --install /boot/

Make sure the configuration is correct.

So when you boot, the MBR will load the bootable partition bootloader, which will launch EXTLINUX which will read extlinux.conf.

Some steps might be redundant, yet I think it is be nice to write out the steps for having an idea of what happens.

I like EXTLINUX. This is how software should be. I can actually know and understand what is happening and I learned something new about computers by using it.

edited Feb 14 at 14:20

answered Mar 1 '18 at 11:55

Rolf

1808

Nice Rolf, thanks. So you too don't need to tweak /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf either? What's the content of your /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file?

– xpt
Mar 1 '18 at 16:04

You are welcome. In my case I did a custom install and I edited the conf file. There is a reference on the extlinux site, for that. However in this case you have to update the conf file every time you update your kernel. So it's better to use an automated way if available. I haven't looked enough into that yet.

– Rolf
Mar 1 '18 at 20:55

add a comment |

This is a breakdown of a standard "manual" installation, for MBR:

Assuming you are installing Extlinux it on disk disk device /dev/sda:

Install a standard MBR on the disk. This MBR will look for and try to boot any partition which has the "boot" flag.
dd /usr/lib/extlinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda bs=440 count=1

Set the boot flag on the partition which will contain EXTLINUX

Copy extlinux files and used modules to a directory (or root) in the boot partition. Let's use /boot/, for the the sake of the example.

Install a bootloader on this partition and point it to the syslinux directory.
extlinux --install /boot/

Make sure the configuration is correct.

So when you boot, the MBR will load the bootable partition bootloader, which will launch EXTLINUX which will read extlinux.conf.

Some steps might be redundant, yet I think it is be nice to write out the steps for having an idea of what happens.

I like EXTLINUX. This is how software should be. I can actually know and understand what is happening and I learned something new about computers by using it.

edited Feb 14 at 14:20

answered Mar 1 '18 at 11:55

Rolf

1808

Nice Rolf, thanks. So you too don't need to tweak /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf either? What's the content of your /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file?

– xpt
Mar 1 '18 at 16:04

You are welcome. In my case I did a custom install and I edited the conf file. There is a reference on the extlinux site, for that. However in this case you have to update the conf file every time you update your kernel. So it's better to use an automated way if available. I haven't looked enough into that yet.

– Rolf
Mar 1 '18 at 20:55

add a comment |

This is a breakdown of a standard "manual" installation, for MBR:

Assuming you are installing Extlinux it on disk disk device /dev/sda:

Install a standard MBR on the disk. This MBR will look for and try to boot any partition which has the "boot" flag.
dd /usr/lib/extlinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda bs=440 count=1

Set the boot flag on the partition which will contain EXTLINUX

Copy extlinux files and used modules to a directory (or root) in the boot partition. Let's use /boot/, for the the sake of the example.

Install a bootloader on this partition and point it to the syslinux directory.
extlinux --install /boot/

Make sure the configuration is correct.

So when you boot, the MBR will load the bootable partition bootloader, which will launch EXTLINUX which will read extlinux.conf.

Some steps might be redundant, yet I think it is be nice to write out the steps for having an idea of what happens.

I like EXTLINUX. This is how software should be. I can actually know and understand what is happening and I learned something new about computers by using it.

edited Feb 14 at 14:20

answered Mar 1 '18 at 11:55

Rolf

1808

This is a breakdown of a standard "manual" installation, for MBR:

Assuming you are installing Extlinux it on disk disk device /dev/sda:

Install a standard MBR on the disk. This MBR will look for and try to boot any partition which has the "boot" flag.
dd /usr/lib/extlinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda bs=440 count=1

Set the boot flag on the partition which will contain EXTLINUX

Copy extlinux files and used modules to a directory (or root) in the boot partition. Let's use /boot/, for the the sake of the example.

Install a bootloader on this partition and point it to the syslinux directory.
extlinux --install /boot/

Make sure the configuration is correct.

So when you boot, the MBR will load the bootable partition bootloader, which will launch EXTLINUX which will read extlinux.conf.

Some steps might be redundant, yet I think it is be nice to write out the steps for having an idea of what happens.

I like EXTLINUX. This is how software should be. I can actually know and understand what is happening and I learned something new about computers by using it.

edited Feb 14 at 14:20

answered Mar 1 '18 at 11:55

Rolf

1808

edited Feb 14 at 14:20

answered Mar 1 '18 at 11:55

Rolf

1808

answered Mar 1 '18 at 11:55

Rolf

1808

answered Mar 1 '18 at 11:55

Rolf

1808

Nice Rolf, thanks. So you too don't need to tweak /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf either? What's the content of your /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file?

– xpt
Mar 1 '18 at 16:04

You are welcome. In my case I did a custom install and I edited the conf file. There is a reference on the extlinux site, for that. However in this case you have to update the conf file every time you update your kernel. So it's better to use an automated way if available. I haven't looked enough into that yet.

– Rolf
Mar 1 '18 at 20:55

add a comment |

Nice Rolf, thanks. So you too don't need to tweak /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf either? What's the content of your /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file?

– xpt
Mar 1 '18 at 16:04

You are welcome. In my case I did a custom install and I edited the conf file. There is a reference on the extlinux site, for that. However in this case you have to update the conf file every time you update your kernel. So it's better to use an automated way if available. I haven't looked enough into that yet.

– Rolf
Mar 1 '18 at 20:55

Nice Rolf, thanks. So you too don't need to tweak /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf either? What's the content of your /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file?

– xpt
Mar 1 '18 at 16:04

You are welcome. In my case I did a custom install and I edited the conf file. There is a reference on the extlinux site, for that. However in this case you have to update the conf file every time you update your kernel. So it's better to use an automated way if available. I haven't looked enough into that yet.

– Rolf
Mar 1 '18 at 20:55

add a comment |

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