[syslinux] Bug report for SYSLINUX 3.53

[H. Peter Anvin]

[Cc: syslinux mailing list so other people can use make use of these 
answers]

Jean-Marc Vandel wrote:
>   Four slight details:
> - In EXTLINUX, an error message complains about a bad keyword in
> "syslinux.cfg", not "extlinux.conf"...

Ah, that's a bug.

> - Why do you use isolinux.CFG, syslinux.CFG but extlinux.CONF?

Different platforms have different conventions.  .conf is the normal 
extension on Unix systems, however, FAT (8.3) doesn't permit .conf as an 
extension, and it used to be common to enforce 8.3 on CD-ROMs as well.

> - I can't boot my external USB HD with chain.c32, is it normal? Do I need a
> special keyword like (sd0,1) instead of (hd0,1)?

It depends on the BIOS.  If your BIOS doesn't make it available, then 
chain.c32 can't boot it.  It might in the future be possible to 
chainload it using a different module using the BIOS Boot Standard (BBS) 
interfaces.

> - How can I boot another MBR? chain.c32 let me choose only partition boot
> records, not master boot records.

"chain.c32 hd0" or "chain.c32 hd0 0" should work.

	-hpa