[leaf-user] RE: [syslinux] CF Boot media creation

fnicolas at canada.com fnicolas at canada.com
Tue Nov 5 13:19:03 PST 2002


Hi,

I had the same problem last week. I got it work when I
used an old syslinux (the one from Daschtein Utils).

I think that the problem is with newest version of
syslinux, but could get confirmation from the syslinux
group.

Nick

"S Mohan" wrote:

> 
> I'm home at last. I did a mixture of things. I
> downloaded DOS6.22 floppy
> from putergeeks.com, extracted my old syslinux 1.75
> (dos version) into the
> same boot floppy and made my CF /dev/hda1 as suggested
> by Luis (Hail O
> King - my saviour). Lo and behold it went thro' like a
> hot knife thro'
> butter. syslinux did not complain at all. I did an
> xcopy /s of my D: (hard
> disk) to my C:(CF) and a reboot saw my machine happily
> boot from the CF.
> 
> Now that I'm home, I'm puzzled why it did not work
when
> my hard disk was c:
> and cf d:!
> 
> Any pointers from the syslinux group on this please?
> 
> Mohan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Luis.F.Correia
> [mailto:Luis.F.Correia at seg-social.pt]
> Sent: 05 November 2002 16:28
> To: 'S Mohan'
> Cc: leaf-user at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [syslinux] CF Boot media creation
> 
> 
> You have replied to the wrong list :)
> 
> Btw,
> 
> Do this, boot with a dos floppy having only the flash
> as hda1.
> after booting dos, run syslinux -s c:
> 
> (you need to get syslinux compiled for dos :)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S Mohan [mailto:smohan at vsnl.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 10:44 AM
> To: syslinux at zytor.com
> Subject: [syslinux] CF Boot media creation
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S Mohan [mailto:smohan at vsnl.com]
> Sent: 05 November 2002 16:13
> To: Luis.F.Correia; leaf-user at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [leaf-user] (no subject)
> 
> 
> I know that is the proper way. Unfortunately, I'm
stuck
> and am mad at myself
> for that.
> 
> Error message:
> 
> ERROR 440D: Unable to lock drive for exclusive access
-
> when I use syslinux
> 2.00 from freshmeat. the last time, I used syslinux
> 1.75.
> 
> Mohan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: leaf-user-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
> [mailto:leaf-user-admin at lists.sourceforge.net]On
Behalf
> Of Luis.F.Correia
> Sent: 05 November 2002 15:48
> To: leaf-user at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [leaf-user] (no subject)
> 
> 
> No, you run syslinux to create the boot sector ON the
> CF.
> 
> Read the docs.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S Mohan [mailto:smohan at vsnl.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:59 AM
> To: Luis.F.Correia; leaf-user at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [leaf-user] (no subject)
> 
> 
> Latest syslinux 2.00 stable version from freshmeat.
Are
> the programs that
> will just copy boot sectors or create boot sectors for
> /dev/hda1, /dev/hda2
> etc.. that I can simply copy with a dd command?
> 
> Mohan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: leaf-user-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
> [mailto:leaf-user-admin at lists.sourceforge.net]On
Behalf
> Of Luis.F.Correia
> Sent: 05 November 2002 15:01
> To: leaf-user at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [leaf-user] (no subject)
> 
> 
> What syslinux version have you tried?
> 
> I had only success with version 2.00-pre6 (at the
time)
> Version 2.00 has just come out, give it a try and test
> it!
> 
> What is the exact error given by syslinux?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S Mohan [mailto:smohan at vsnl.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:15 AM
> To: leaf-user at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [leaf-user] (no subject)
> 
> 
> I've been at this point before and did get some help.
> I've got stuck at this
> point again. I'm in search of an workable elegant
> solution.
> 
> When I started with leaf, I wanted to install it on a
> hard disk. When I used
> syslinux dos version, I got an error saying cannot get
> exclusive access. I
> was told I must use DOS6.22 Fdisk. I did and my
problem
> got solved. I then
> got a ATA PCMCIA Flash drive on which I used a 8MB
> PCMCIA SANDISK flash
> card. It went thro' without a problem. I've a set-up
> machine which has a
> hard disk with a 16MB partition on which leaf is
> installed. I boot with a
> DOS floppy, execute syslinux to install MBR on the
> flash and then boot leaf
> off the HDD(/dev/hda1) and backup to the flash
> (/dev/hdc1). I then disable
> the hard disk in the bios and check if I can boot off
> the flash. So far so
> good.
> 
> I got a IDE CF adaptor recently. The CF card is a 32MB
> card. It gets
> formatted to FAT16 when formatted using DOS. I think
> DOS6.22 uses FAT12. I
> checked syslinux site and it says we can boot off
FAT12
> or FAT16 partitions.
> Problems occur only when cylinder count > 1024 or
> cluster size > 16kb. I
> remember Guitarlynn's oft repeated comment in the
> mailing list that syslinux
> gives a problem if partition is > 24MB.
> 
> I also tried Ranish Partition Manager to format the CF
> card in FAT12 mode.
> Still syslinux gave the same error. Syslinux unix
> version executed under
> leaf gives a grsec and segmentation fault.
> 
> Now I'm beginning to pull my hair out. I know I can do
> "dd if=/dev/hda
> of=/dev/hdc bs=512 count=1" to get the boot sector
from
> HDD to CF. Then my
> CF should become hda1.
> 
> I tried the fdisk.lrp, installed fdisk on leaf and
went
> thro' that fdisk too
> to create the partitions. Same result.
> 
> Is there an easier method? Am I missing something very
> trivial? Can a more
> experienced person create a script or a program to do
> this off leaf?
> 
> I did not fight with the system for so long the first
> time around. If FDISK
> with DOS6.22 alone is the issue, I'm stuck in trying
to
> locate one. Is there
> another alternative? Is mkfs.msdos available in leaf?
> 
> Bye
> S Mohan
> 
> 
> 
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