[syslinux] memdisk image problems on shuttle hardware

[H. Peter Anvin]

Andrew Stuart wrote:
> boot: memdisk initrd=hitachi.imz pause
> Loading memdisk...
> Loading hitachi.imz........ready.
> MEMDISK 3.70 2008-06-30 Copyright 2001-2007 H. Peter Arvin
> e820: 0000000000000000 0000000000009f800 1
> e820: 000000000009f800 00000000000000800 2
> e820: 00000000000f0000 00000000000010000 2
> e820: 0000000000100000 0000000003f5e0000 1
> e820: 000000003f6e0000 00000000000003000 4
> e820: 000000003f6e3000 0000000000000d000 3
> e820: 000000003f6f0000 00000000000010000 2
> e820: 00000000e0000000 00000000010000000 2
> e820: 00000000fec00000 00000000001400000 2
> Ramdisk at 0x3f5e2000, length 0x000ddc6c
> Moving compressed data from 0x3f5e2000 to 0x3f49a200
> gzip image: decompressed addr 0x3f578000, len 0x00168000: ok
> command line: BOOT_IMAGE=memdisk initrd=hitachi.imz pause
> Disk is floppy 0, 1440 K, C/H/S 80/2/18. EDD off
> Total size needed= 2379 bytes, allocating 3k
> Old dos memory at 0x9f400 (map says 0x9f800), loading at 0x9e800
> 1588: 0xffff 15E801: 0x3c00 0x3e57
> INT 13 08: Success, count = 1 BPT = 0000:0000
> old: int13 = f0008350 int15 = f000f859
> new: int13 = 9380000a int15 = 9e80037c
> Loading boot sector... press any key to boot... booting...
> non system disk or disk error
> replace and press any key when ready
> 
> If you didn't notice above, the copyright date for memdisk needs to be 
> update :)

OK, I note this is a no-floppy system... that might be a source of the 
trouble.  I should try disabling the floppy from one of my systems. 
What models do you have?  (And where is this Hitachi image?)

	-hpa