[syslinux] usb-fdd with isohybrid??

[Michael D. Setzer II]

On 22 Oct 2008 at 22:58, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

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> Michael D. Setzer II wrote:
> > I finally got around to testing the isohybrid, and it seemed to work in the creation, but in my 
> > lab, it sees the flash as a usb-fdd, and when I tried to boot from it, I just get a cursor in the 
> > top left. In linux it comes up as a cdrom. 
> > 
> > Is there a process for this, or is this a case of having to use another method. 
> > 
> > Some time ago, I had use syslinux to boot from a flash, but I had to set an option in the cmos 
> > that would then not allow the udpcast cds to boot. 
> 
> USB-FDD is unlikely to work, as you have discovered.  See if you can 
> change your BIOS settings to USB-HDD or USB-ZIP.
> 
Unfortunately, that is the only option that it shows. If the flash isn't plugged in, it only shows 
the disk and cd options, with the flash installed it only shows the USB-FDD.


> 	-hpa
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