[How-to] Use Syslinux on Manjaro Linux and not die trying

Hello to all readers of <° Linux. This time I bring you a post that can be especially useful, for all those who use or are testing Manjaro Linux on your HD. It is about how to use syslinux en Manjaro Linux And not die trying

Syslinux is already installed by default in Manjaro, but how can I activate it and make sure everything works fine? We have two variants:

1.- Use the command

sudo syslinux-install_update -iam

to finish activating syslinux and leave it operational.

2.- Edit the file syslinux.cfg contained in / Boot with our favorite editor:

sudo gedit /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg

and since our kernel is special, replace everything that comes in your syslinux.cfg with this:

serial 0 38400
default vesamenu.c32
prompt 0
#menu title Manjaro Linux
menu background splash.png
timeout 0

menu clear
menu margin 4
menu rows 10
menu vshift 8
menu timeoutrow 14
menu tabmsgrow 15
menu cmdlinerow 16
menu helpmsgrow 16
menu helpmsgendrow 29

menu color border * #00000000 #00000000 none
menu color title 0 #4fb72f #00000000 none
menu color sel 0 #4fb72f #00000000 none
menu color unsel 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none
menu color help 0 #4fb72f #00000000 none
menu color timeout 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none
menu color timeout_msg 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none
menu color tabmsg * #4fb72f #00000000 none
menu color cmdmark 0 #4fb72f #00000000 none
menu color cmdline 0 #ffffffff #00000000 none


LABEL arch
MENU LABEL Manjaro Linux
LINUX ../vmlinuz-3.4.9-1-i686-manjaro ro quiet splash vga=792
APPEND root=/dev/sda1 ro
INITRD ../initramfs-3.4.9-1-i686-manjaro.img

LABEL archfallback
MENU LABEL Manjaro Linux modo seguro
LINUX ../vmlinuz-3.4.9-1-i686-manjaro
APPEND root=/dev/sda1 ro
INITRD ../initramfs-3.4.9-1-i686-manjaro-fallback.img

LABEL reboot
MENU LABEL Reiniciar
COM32 reboot.c32

LABEL off
MENU LABEL Apagar
COMBOOT poweroff.com

3.- EXTRA STEP: Syslinux graphic: do you still have the dvd or the usb to install Manjaro or lost the iso?

Well, from the installation medium you have to remove the splash.png Folder / boot / syslinux / as root and paste it in the Syslinux folder of your PC, with this you will already have your graphical syslinux which is more beautiful than GRUB

Updated:

I leave you the image, taken from a cell phone, sorry for the quality 🙂