On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:30:09 +0000
Jaroslav Reznik <jreznik(a)redhat.com> wrote:
= Features/SyslinuxOption =
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/SyslinuxOption
Feature owner(s): Matthew Miller <mattdm(a)fedoraproject.org>
This feature will make Syslinux an optional bootloader for Fedora, in
kickstart and via a hidden Anaconda option. When used this way, it
will replace grub2.
== Detailed description ==
The Syslinux bootloader has been part of Fedora for over a decade.
It's been well-tested as the loader for the installer, but we've
always used something else on the installed OS. Newer versions of
Syslinux (in the form of a version called Extlinux) can boot from
ext2/3/4 or from btrfs.
Two small things to note:
a) I assume we aren't going to be adding secure boot support to it?
b) It might be good to note in docs/anaconda any configurations which
are not supported by syslinux vs grub2. ie, can lvm2 be used for /boot?
kevin