[syslinux] makebootfat: an utility to create bootable USB disks

[Paolo Salvan]

Hi!

I'm very curious about this package, as it's a lot of time I've been 
trying to get reliable USB booting, despite BIOSes going around...

I'd like some clarification:

I well know how a single USB key can be compatible with both HD and ZIP 
geometry, it isn't clear to me instead how can it be compatible with 
floppy also, as AFAIK it has a different way to handle boot sector and 
boot process...

Also, what are the possible "quirks" HPA are talking about?

Bye!

Paolo


H. Peter Anvin ha scritto:
[...]
>> It's also able to create
>> disk images which are compatibles with all the three standards
>> USB-FDD, USB-HDD and USB-ZIP at the same time.
> 
> Very useful!  Just as a small warning, USB-FDD *may* not work for you, 
> depending on exactly which quirks the BIOS assumes for it.


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