[syslinux] some thinkpad data

Ferenc Wagner wferi at niif.hu
Wed Jun 11 16:12:06 PDT 2008


Hi Peter,

Here are the details of a problematic ThinkPad model (an R50e):

    BIOS version: 2.06 (1WET86WW)
    BIOS date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2005-11-15
    Embedded controller version: 1.04
    System-unit serial number: 1834-S5 GL3-BRGZL
    System board serial number: 1ZB6L5AC1E3
    CPU Type: Intel Celeron M
    CPU Speed: 1.40 GHz
    Installed memory: 512 MB

Booting FreeDOS via current memdisk from an USB HDD (pendrive) fails
with (approximately, from memory):

 - InitDiskERROR in config.sys line

On the other hand, qemu -hda /dev/sda boots FreeDOS via memdisk;
issuing sys c: there makes the pendrive boot straight into FreeDOS:

 - InitDiskWARNING: using suspect partition Pri:1 FS 0e: with
calculated values 0-0-50 instead of 0-1-1
C: HD1, Pri[ 1], CHS=    0-0-50, start=   0 MB, size=  1950 MB

The above doesn't really support my theory, but would it be hard or
possible to add a memdisk option which hides every other drive
(eg. the pendrive itself) from DOS?
-- 
Cheers,
Feri.




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