[syslinux] Dummy question on Syslinux and MBR

[Joel Ebel]

A brief test failed.  Here's the output.  I unfortunately don't have the 
time right now to debug it.  If it's a problem, it could wait for the 
next release.

Joel

jbebel at amos ~/syslinux/win32
$ ./syslinux.exe -a f:
GetDriveNumber: DeviceIoControl failed.: The parameter is incorrect.
Could not find device number for updating MBR; continuing...

jbebel at amos ~/syslinux/win32
$ ./syslinux.exe -m f:
GetDriveNumber: DeviceIoControl failed.: The parameter is incorrect.
Could not find device number for updating MBR; continuing...

jbebel at amos ~/syslinux/win32
$ ./syslinux.exe -am f:
GetDriveNumber: DeviceIoControl failed.: The parameter is incorrect.
Could not find device number for updating MBR; continuing...

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Joel Ebel wrote:
> 
>> Peter, I sent you a patch for systlinux a while ago that installed the 
>> MBR in windows.  Did it get forgotten?  You said you'd try to remember 
>> to put it in the next release.
> 
> 
> Well, I grabbed the patch, mangled it a bit and put it in.  I split your 
> -m option into an -m option to write the MBR and an -a option to make 
> the selected partition active.
> 
> This functionality should probably be added to the DOS installer as well.
> 
> Anyway, it's in 3.00-pre3 which I just put out.  I should warn you that 
> I have had zero time to test it, literally; so please do some testing 
> for me.
> 
>     -hpa