7600 2015-04-13 03:22:10 +0000 syslinux: port extX support patches to syslinux community 2025-01-30 16:20:18 +0000 1 1 7 Build System, Metadata & Runtime OE-Core core 1.9 x86 Multiple IN PROGRESS IMPLEMENTATION Medium+ enhancement 5.99 1 liezhi.yang william.lyu liezhi.yang meta.mr.watcher meta.watcher randy.macleod sgw --- --- No (bug/feature does not impact docs) oldest_to_newest 50258 0 liezhi.yang 2015-04-13 03:22:10 +0000 Port the syslinux' extX support patches to syslinux community. 50349 1 randy.macleod 2015-04-16 14:46:52 +0000 Robert, are you working with the upstream devs to get our changes merged? 51417 2 liezhi.yang 2015-06-02 07:27:56 +0000 (In reply to comment #1) > Robert, are you working with the upstream devs to get our changes merged? yes, I'm working on it. 89128 3 randy.macleod 2021-02-03 19:34:15 +0000 Robert, we moved this to 3.4 M1. Okay? Also, can you explain the work involved for Sakib? 92859 4 randy.macleod 2022-03-24 15:49:03 +0000 Note that this is an update to syslinux_6.04-pre3 that we should do in M1. 99452 5 randy.macleod 2024-07-25 16:14:02 +0000 William wants to work on this and will spend some time in the next month on it. 99861 6 william.lyu 2024-10-15 11:49:34 +0000 Looking at the email thread from the Syslinux upstream, back in time, they did not accept these patches (see the emails with subject "linux/syslinux: support ext2/3/4 device" [1]. Back then, the upstream were suggesting to create a new e2fs/syslinux installer [2]. I am sending emails to the upstream to query the status regarding this change. I would like to understand what the current requirements the upstream have. William Reference ========= 1. https://www.syslinux.org/archives/2015-January/thread.html#23069 2. https://www.syslinux.org/archives/2015-January/023049.html 99938 7 randy.macleod 2024-10-17 20:29:18 +0000 Thanks for continuing to work on this William. Moving to 5.2 M2.