[syslinux] Problems with Win32 syslinux

[H. Peter Anvin]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Alex Pavloff wrote:
> 
>>Hi folks,
>>
>>I'm having problems now with the Win32 syslinux in the 2.0.6 release
>>when using it on various CompactFlash drives.  These drives end up going
>>into a Geode-based PC board with a built in CF slot.
>>
>>Now, before I run SYSLINUX.EXE on them, they are 32MB with a Toshiba
>>part number showing up when the PC boots.  They show up on as the
>>Secondary Master.  After I run SYSLINUX.EXE, they stay 32MB, but they
>>then come up as a "CHH" part, and show up as Secondary Slave, and of
>>course, don't work because all my scripts assume that the drive will be
>>on hdc, not to mention that the CF has been corrupted to the point where
>>things like FreeDOS can't read the flash anymore.
>>
>>So my question is this -- how would I go about diagnosing this problem
>>and fix it?   
>>
> 
> 
> You're not saying which version of Windows you're using, or which kind
> of BIOS, or about where these things "come up" as CHH parts.
> 
> My first guess is that you have a severely screwed up Windows device
> driver effectively trashing your card.
> 

Oh, yes: 2.07 contains some fixes for the Win32 installer.  I don't
really know what they do, but you may want to try it out.

	-hpa