[syslinux] Syslinux & usb booting

[Lauri Kasanen]

> Tomas M wrote:
> > I had similar problem in the past.
> > When set up in Windoz, the Flash Key was bootable.
> > When in Linux, nothing.
> >
> > My problem was solved by 'cat mbr.bin > /dev/sda'
> > Simply said, if you write the bootloader (syslinux) to /dev/sda1 
> > in Linux, it doesn't do anything unless you put a generic MBR code
> > to the MBR area of your device. Because MBR is read and executed
> > first, and then the MBR code looks for partitions and bootloader in sda1.
> >
> > Syslinux in windows will write the MBR, but syslinux in Linux won't.
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> 
> It won't (unless you use -m), but if you partition the disk in Windows,
> then I believe Windows will.
> 
> 	-hpa

Hi. I didn't partition it in Windows. It had the same partitions from the Linux try.

BTW, while you're listening, the documentation for Syslinux really sucks, most of the options aren't mentioned at all (only -s is)

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