[syslinux] Syslinux + USB + PE 2.0

[H. Peter Anvin]

Jernej Simončič wrote:
> I successfully used boot sector from one of my USB sticks on my other
> USB sticks. Note however that the boot sector seems to require a
> specific format of the drive - if I formatted the USB stick on Linux,
> it wouldn't work.

Each OS has its own boot sector.  You typically have to capture the boot 
sector from a bootable version of that particular filesystem.  For some 
OSes, there are also direct ties between the *specific* filesystem 
you're using.

> However, now that I know how to use chain.c32, I use
> that instead:
> 
> label bartpe
>         kernel chain.c32
>         append hd0 ntldr=/minint/setupldr.bin
> 
> (Note: you must rename i386 directory to minint for it to work off USB
> stick, at least with BartPE).

Good to hear!

	-hpa