[syslinux] syslinux.com: sector read error

[Devin Bayer]

On Nov 11, 2007, at 18:26, Geert Stappers wrote:

> Op 29-10-2007 om 16:42 schreef Devin Bayer:
>> Hello.  I cannot install syslinux on my hard disk image.  Steps to
>> reproduce the problem:
>> [snip]
>> I am using qemu 0.9.0.  This works with disks having different
>> geometries.
>
> So it seems that some limit in geometry was encountered.
> And that is reasonable in my opinion,
> after all was syslinux designed to boot from floppy (1.2Mb).

Being able to boot from floppies is just plain irrelevant.  In  
addition to booting floppies it is designed to boot from hard disks.   
Clearest evidence: addition of ext2 and FAT32 support.

>> If it's easier you can download the disk ready to boot at http://
>> devin.freeshell.org/syslinux-read-error.img.bz2
>
> I seen no value in reproducing "going of limits"
> (and I don't known what the limits are for syslinux)

Syslinux can boot on much larger disks.  I don't know what's causing  
the failure but it has nothing to do with limits.

Thanks.  Hopefully we can get this worked out.  This is the most  
basic syslinux usage and it's failing to even install.

-- Devin Bayer