[syslinux] ISOLINUX / DVD-R question

[H. Peter Anvin]

Luke Hassell wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have been playing around with syslinux for the past few
> days and have found it to be very, very useful.  I have run into
> a snag, though, and need some advice.  I am trying to make a
> bootable DVD-R and have not had success.  I can't get the system to
> recognize the DVD-R as bootable media.  If I make a CD-R with
> the exact same linux filesystem, it boots just fine.
> 
> My question for the group is: is DVD-R supported by ISOLINUX?
> I have not found any documentation that leads me in one direction
> or another, so I'd appreciate any advice from the list.
> 
> Thanks, hpa, for such a great tool.
> 

ISOLINUX should work on a DVD-R, assuming it's an iso9660 filesystem, 
and the BIOS handles it correctly.

	-hpa