[syslinux] ISOLINUX 1.67 failure with no HDD; OK with HDD

[H. Peter Anvin]

buckh at pobox.com wrote:

> Award BIOS 6.00PG, CD-ROM configured as first boot device
> CD-ROM on IDE-1, master
> variable: hard disk drive on IDE-0, master
> no other IDE devs, no SCSI
> 
> if i boot with the HDD installed, ISOLINUX boots the CD OK with DL=9F.
> if i remove the HDD, ISOLINUX fails to load the spec packet and can't
> ``wing it'' with DL=9F. (no maybe_msg's appear, either)
> 
> otherwise, this (and the venerable SYSLINUX) is (are) great stuff.
> thanks, H. Peter. A.
> 


BIOS bug.  Report to your hardware vendor.  In general, I have heard *so*
many Award BIOS problems that I'd stay away from it at any cost.

	-hpa