[syslinux] Unbootable machine

[Michael McConnell]

On Thu, 4 Jun 2009, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> Bernie Innocenti wrote:
>>
>> Sorry, I mistyped the numbers.  It was really 255 heads, 63 sectors:
>>
>> (parted) p
>> Model: LEXAR JD EXPRESSION (scsi)
>> Disk /dev/sdb: 123,86,26
>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>> BIOS cylinder,head,sector geometry: 123,255,63.  Each cylinder is 8225kB.
>> Partition Table: msdos
>
> Ah, okay.  Does 64x32 work, too?
>
> I'm trying to gather as much information about what makes sticks boot...

I've never managed to get a stick that presents 2048-byte sectors to boot.

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    Eridani Star System

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