Re: syslinux versions

On Wednesday, 2 December 2020 10:37:43 AM AEDT Erich Titl wrote:
> Hi Marko
> 
> Am 01.12.2020 um 22:13 schrieb marko via leaf-user:
> > Is the syslinux version contained in the hdsupp package always the same
> > version as used to create the .c32 files in /syslinux directory of the
> > current version tar file?
> > 
> > I'm trying to ensure that I have consistent booting.  Syslinux version
> > mismatches have stopped me many times when working remotely.
> 
> We have been testing the leafinstall utility distributed with the small
> images extensively and we got a very good record of rebooting. The
> distribution of the images and tarballs all stem from the same source.
> 
> What are you trying to achive?
> 
> ET

Hi ET, 

I'm ultimately trying to achieve a procedure to re-create leaf USB at a remote 
site where limited technical expertise is available.

10+ years of leaf experience has shown occasional USB corruption and 
occasional upgrade failures leaving me without a running router and no way to 
access remotely.  There has been a time when 2 backup sticks have not worked.

The main failure has been mis-matched syslinux version and .c32 files

Does the upgrade script copy any .c32 files in the syslinux dir?

I need to be able to tell someone to put a usb stick in a computer and run a 
script to prepare the usb and transfer leaf base files.  They can copy configdb 
& leaf.cfg manually to get the router working.   Mostly this works, but 
syslinux lets lets me down and it's been difficult copy the correct .c32 files 
via telephone instructions.  

I don't know about leafinstall - where are the details?

thanks
Marko






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