[syslinux] some thinkpad data

[H. Peter Anvin]

Ferenc Wagner wrote:
>>> I reinstalled Syslinux, now strings /dev/sda1 | head -1 prints
>>> FRDOS5.1, but QEMU boots Syslinux, so I'm rather confused...
>> For DOS, the geometry values definitely matter, unless you mark the 
>> partition with one of the LBA type values and use DOS 7.10 or later 
>> (Win95 OSP2, I think.)
> 
> FreeDOS has its own (big) set of options regarding this.  But for
> God's sake, why does QEMU start Syslinux when I see the FreeDOS
> signature in the sda1 boot sector?  I'm getting mad...

- What partition is active in the MBR?
- You may have to use the SYS command in FreeDOS...

	-hpa