Re: [PATCH] Add a boot target for the xdriver=vesa parameter and document it.

[Chris Lumens <clumens redhat com>]

> > diff --git a/bootdisk/i386/syslinux.cfg b/bootdisk/i386/syslinux.cfg
> > index 012e6f6..a158a9a 100644
> > --- a/bootdisk/i386/syslinux.cfg
> > +++ b/bootdisk/i386/syslinux.cfg
> > @@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ label linux
> >    menu default
> >    kernel vmlinuz
> >    append initrd=initrd.img
> > +label vesa
> > +  menu label Install system with ^basic video driver
> > +  kernel vmlinuz
> > +  append initrd=initrd.img xdriver=vesa
> >  label rescue
> >    menu label ^Rescue installed system
> >    kernel vmlinuz
> 
> ... but this implies you can just type 'linux vesa'.

Right, you can.  But the options.msg file is a help screen that doesn't
even describe the boot targets available - just the various parameters
you can provide.  That's why I went with this arrangement.

> If we end up with more of these, we may just want a stock 'safe' boot
> option that disables other weirdness.

Not a bad idea!

- Chris