wimboot filename length restricted to 7 ?

[mcb30]

(2014-09-11 03:32)cckp Wrote:  but it seems that boot.wim filename max length is restricted to 7 ?

e.g.
if loaded with filename initrd 1234567.wim it's OK
if loaded with filename initrd 12345678.wim then boot failed

There shouldn't be any 7-character limit. wimboot supports long file names (which is required for some of the other boot-related files, e.g. font files).

Quote:P.S. are these all same effect:
initrd boot/bcd bcd
initrd boot/bcd
initrd --name bcd boot/bcd
initrd -n bcd boot/bcd

No. As a general rule, use

Code:

initrd url://path/to/filename filename

i.e. ensure that the basename of the URL matches the filename you provide as the argument to "initrd". If you can't do this, then you can use

Code:

initrd -n filename url://path/to/anywhere filename

i.e. forcibly override the filename as seen by iPXE using the -n/--name option.

Michael