[syslinux] Virtual PC not booting

[H. Peter Anvin]

Anssi Kolehmainen wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I tried building Mandrake 9.2 DVD (combine files from iso images and so on).
> Then I tried to boot it in MS Virtual PC 2004 and it didn't work. After a
> while of expirementing I found out that no images work.
> 
> Attached is sample cd image. (Made with Nero 6.3).
> I wonder is the problem in Nero, Virtual PC or in syslinux?
> 
> isolinux-debug.bin gives following messages:
> --- 
> ISOLINUX 2.08 2003-12-12  Copyright (C) 1994-2003 H. Peter Anvin
> isolinux: Starting up, DL = EF                                  
> isolinux: Loaded spec packet OK, drive = EF                     
> isolinux: Loading main image from LBA = DEADBEF0                
> isolinux: Sectors to load = D5B7                                
> isolinux: Disk error 01, AX = 4200, drive EF                    
>                                                                 

User error.  You have to use mkisofs to make the image in order to 
provide the -boot-info-table data.  (Either that or you can convince the 
makers of Nero to add that functionality to their product.)

	-hpa