Bug 271010

Summary:	Add support for Syslinux boot manager
Product:	kdm	Reporter:	Xavion <Xavion.0>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdm bugs tracker <kdm-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	konstantinos.smanis, Xavion.0
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Xavion 2011-04-15 05:51:34 UTC

Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.6.2) 
OS:                Linux

It's no secret that LILO and GRUB1 are on the way out.  Syslinux and GRUB2 have native support for ext4 among other improvements.

Add 'Syslinux' and 'GRUB2' to the list of boot managers in the 'Shutdown' section of KDM's KCM.  Perhaps assign this task to Alberto Mattea.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Konstantinos Smanis 2011-04-19 02:44:43 UTC

GRUB2 support already taken care of here: https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/101152/

Comment 2 Xavion 2011-04-20 01:17:15 UTC

Thank-you very much for implementing GRUB2 support so promptly.  The timing is right, since the GRUB website states that GRUB1 has already become GRUB-Legacy.  Perhaps someone else would like to follow Kon's lead and add Syslinux support.

Comment 3 Egon Geerardyn 2012-08-19 07:41:28 UTC

*** This bug has been confirmed by popular vote. ***

Comment 4 Nate Graham 2018-04-16 20:21:24 UTC

KDM is unmaintained and not used in KDE Plasma 5.

SDDM is the login manager used in KDE Plasma 5. If you still have this same issue with SDDM, please file an issue on the SDDM bugtracker (after doing a search for existing issues first!): https://github.com/sddm/sddm/issues/