[syslinux] Problems with Win32 syslinux

[H. Peter Anvin]

Alex Pavloff wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I'm having problems now with the Win32 syslinux in the 2.0.6 release
> when using it on various CompactFlash drives.  These drives end up going
> into a Geode-based PC board with a built in CF slot.
> 
> Now, before I run SYSLINUX.EXE on them, they are 32MB with a Toshiba
> part number showing up when the PC boots.  They show up on as the
> Secondary Master.  After I run SYSLINUX.EXE, they stay 32MB, but they
> then come up as a "CHH" part, and show up as Secondary Slave, and of
> course, don't work because all my scripts assume that the drive will be
> on hdc, not to mention that the CF has been corrupted to the point where
> things like FreeDOS can't read the flash anymore.
> 
> So my question is this -- how would I go about diagnosing this problem
> and fix it?   
> 

You're not saying which version of Windows you're using, or which kind
of BIOS, or about where these things "come up" as CHH parts.

My first guess is that you have a severely screwed up Windows device
driver effectively trashing your card.

	-hpa