SYSLINUX 1.70 doesn't introduce any new features, but contains a major rewrite of some of the internals. It also includes some bug fixes. SYSLINUX 1.72 and 1.71 are critical bug fixes to 1.70. Changes in 1.72: * PXELINUX, ISOLINUX: Fix bugs in the new core code. Changes in 1.71: * Fix a "brown paper bag" class bug in the new core code. Changes in 1.70: * Major code restructuring. * Relax the conventional memory limits somewhat. * MEMDISK: Set up the "version number string" pointer in the header correctly. * SYSLINUX: Fix, again, "the bug that won't die": the use of the offset parameter with the SYSLINUX installer. * SYSLINUX: Fix possible superblock corruption problem in the SYSLINUX installer. Begin3 Title: syslinux Version: 1.72 Entered-date: 2002-04-23 Description: SYSLINUX is a boot loader for the Linux operating system which operates off MS-DOS floppies. It is intended to simplify first-time installation of Linux, rescue disks, and other uses for boot floppies. A SYSLINUX floppy can be manipulated using standard MS-DOS (or any other OS that can access an MS-DOS filesystem) tools once it has been created; and requires only a ~ 8K DOS program or ~ 16K Linux program to create in the first place. Starting with version 1.46 it also includes PXELINUX, a program to boot off a network server using a boot PROM compatible with the Intel PXE (Pre-Execution Environment) specification. Starting with version 1.60 it also includes ISOLINUX, a program to boot off an ISO 9660 in native "no-emulation" mode. Starting with version 1.65, it additionally includes MEMDISK, a tool to boot legacy operating systems from nontraditional media like PXE or CD-ROM. Keywords: syslinux pxelinux msdos boot loader floppy install network pxe iso9660 cdfs memdisk Author: hpa@zytor.com (H. Peter Anvin) Maintained-by: hpa@zytor.com (H. Peter Anvin) Primary-site: ftp.kernel.org /pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux 342285 syslinux-1.72.tar.gz 381731 syslinux-1.72.zip Alternate-site: ibiblio.org /pub/Linux/system/boot/loaders Platforms: DOS or Linux to install. Linux, perl and nasm 0.97 or later required to build from source. Copying-policy: GPL End