[syslinux] Custom MBR

[H. Peter Anvin]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 
> Uhm, yes that is exactly non-standard.
> 
> The active flag is the standard way to tell the MBR where it should get
> its next bootloader from.  And yes, it's nonstandard and incompatible
> with other software -- INTENTIONALLY.
> 
> Technically, it's not difficult at all.  The much more important
> question is WHY.  "Grub does this" is not a valid answer.
> 

I should probably emphasize that this is not meant, in any way, as a
rethorical question.  It is entirely possible you have stumbled upon a
use case which requires this, but if so, I need to understand the use
case before discussing technical solutions.

	-hpa