[syslinux] SYSLINUX 3.70-pre1: development release
H. Peter Anvin
hpa at zytor.com
Mon Mar 3 18:33:08 PST 2008
Jeffrey Hutzelman wrote:
>>>
>> I have only heard of one specific BIOS version of one specific Dell
>> machine.
>
> Unfortunately, we have a lot of those -- they were the recommended
> workstation for over a year, and old hardware never seems to go away around
> here.
>
>> I probably could find a workaround for it if I had access to a
>> specimen, but I don't.
>
> I do, and I could even find some time to track this down, if I thought a
> workaround was likely. But I'll have to spend some time (re)reading code
> before I can even begin to guess.
>
I asked my Dell contacts if they could help point to anyone at Dell who
might be able to figure this out, and I sent off an email, hopefully
they are willing and able to figure something out.
That doesn't necessarily mean the bug is fixable without a firmware change.
-hpa
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