[syslinux] lss broken when upgraded 4.05 to 6.03

[Ady]

> On 11/2/14, Ady <ady-sf at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > FWIW, Utopic uses 6.03-pre18, not the final release (although, the
> > lss16 problem is present in both).
> >
> > About the lss16 issue, we all would welcome patches, really. Any
> > volunteers?
> >
> > @Barry, see http://www.syslinux.org/archives/2014-October/022734.html
> >
> 
> Ady,
> Thanks very much for the information.
> 
> My memory got jogged, and I recalled the Puppy developers trying 5.x
> and encountering problems, including the LSS16 one, and deciding to
> stay with 4.0x:
> 
> http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=85619&start=30
> 
 
Hmm... That topic cannot be a trustworthy indication of Syslinux 
features / functionality / compatibility / behavior, as that forum 
topic includes too many typos, mistakes, misuse and misunderstanding.

Additionally, I would suggest not wasting time on version 5.xx of 
Syslinux (unless explicitly requested for some specific test), as 
there are too many patches applied in Syslinux 6.xx that were not 
back-ported to Syslinux 5.xx.

The only part of that forum topic that is still relevant for Puppy 
Linux and Syslinux 6.03 is that the support for lss16 images has not 
been implemented yet.

 
> The reason that I am keen to move up to 6.0x is I want to support UEFI
> for Quirky Linux (and to pass on the know how to the Puppy guys).
> So, I will very much appreciate if one of the syslinux developer guys
> can fix that LSS16 problem!
> 
> Regards,
> Barry Kauler
 
Certainly you are not alone regarding this wish. Several (somewhat 
popular) small / light / low-requirements / specialized ISO images 
make use of DISPLAY files, and part of those also use lss16 images.

Patches are welcome.

Regards,
Ady.