[syslinux] isolinux problem: recent kernel versions vs. old hardware

[H. Peter Anvin]

William Thompson wrote:
> 
> Sure.
> 
> I've attached the image.  I didn't want to type all that (nor make mistakes
> in doing so)
> 
> The machine is a Dell Dimension L866r.  I just upgraded my syslinux to 3.61
> (from debian sid)
> 

Your VESA BIOS doesn't support linear framebuffer mode, which is very 
odd -- that has been a standard feature since the late 486 days.  I'm 
curious what video chipset you have.

However, the infrastructure I use for handing multiple pixel formats can 
be leveraged to support paged modes, so I don't promise anything, but 
this might be fixable.

	-hpa