[syslinux] Syslinux + Localboot

Thu Mar 26 17:51:30 PDT 2009

Yes I'm testing on a couple different models
the Optiplex 740 with different bios versions
with similar results, it just reboots the thumb


On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 6:52 PM, Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Matthew Holevinski <eylusion at gmail.com> wrote:
>> chain hd0 1 doesn't work
>> is that because all the machines i work on have sata drives?
>>
>
> Currently I'm testing with my thumbdrive on a Dell OptiPlex GX620 BIOS
> A11 (SATA HDD).  When I do "chain.c32 hd0" it boots to the thumbdrive
> again.  If I try "chain.c32 hd1" it boots the hdd.  I also tested a
> Dell OptiPlex GX260 (PATA HDD) with the same results.
>
> I believe this is because if the active BIOS boot device is acting
> like a hard drive, it is always the first.  If the HDD was the active
> BIOS boot device, it would be first.  If you booted from a CD/DVD, the
> HDD would be first.  If you booted from a ZIP drive, I think the HDD
> would be the first HDD but I'm uncertain on this one.
>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Matthew Holevinski <eylusion at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Will that work with my BSS file? This is a usb thumbdrive with 1
>>> partition here is what my sys cfg looks like
>>>
>>> #DEFAULT vesamenu.c32
>>> DEFAULT menu.c32
>>> PROMPT 0
>>> TIMEOUT 200
>>> ONTIMEOUT pe
>>> MENU TABMSG *greeked*
>>>
>>> MENU BACKGROUND splash.png
>>> MENU TITLE *greeked*
>>>
>>> MENU COLOR screen   37;40
>>> MENU COLOR border   30;44
>>> MENU COLOR title    1;36;44
>>> MENU COLOR unsel    37;44
>>> MENU COLOR hotkey   1;37;44
>>> MENU COLOR sel      7;37;40
>>> MENU COLOR hotsel   1;7;37;40
>>> MENU COLOR scrollbar    30;44
>>> MENU COLOR tabmsg   31;40
>>> MENU COLOR cmdmark  1;36;40
>>> MENU COLOR cmdline  37;40
>>> MENU COLOR pwdborder    30;47
>>> MENU COLOR pwdheader    31;47
>>> MENU COLOR pwdentry 30;47
>>> MENU COLOR timeout_msg  37;40
>>> MENU COLOR timeout  1;37;40
>>>
>>> MENU WIDTH 80
>>> MENU MARGIN 10
>>> MENU PASSWORDMARGIN 3
>>> MENU ROWS 12
>>> MENU TABMSGROW 18
>>> MENU CMDLINEROW 18
>>> MENU ENDROW 24
>>> MENU PASSWORDROW 11
>>> MENU TIMEOUTROW 20
>>>
>>> LABEL pe
>>> MENU DEFAULT
>>> MENU LABEL ^1. DSR PE
>>> BSS vista.bss
>>>
>>> LABEL memtest
>>> MENU LABEL ^2. MemTest86+
>>> KERNEL /syslinux/memtest
>>>
>>> LABEL gdisk (Currently Doesn't work as it wipes the usb drive and not
>>> the hard drive)
>>> MENU LABEL ^3. Gdisk - Wipe Disk
>>> KERNEL memdisk
>>> append initrd=gdisk.ima
>>>
>>> LABEL INPD (unknown if works)
>>> MENU LABEL ^4. Initialize Primary Disk Drive
>>> KERNEL memdisk
>>> append initrd=INPD.ima
>>>
>>> LABEL win98
>>> MENU LABEL ^5. Win98 Boot Disk
>>> KERNEL memdisk
>>> append initrd=win98.ima
>>>
>>> LABEL RECO (not important)
>>> MENU LABEL ^6. RECO PointSec Recovery Tool
>>> KERNEL memdisk
>>> append initrd=reco.IMZ
>>>
>>> LABEL boothd (this fails with syslinux)
>>> MENU LABEL ^7. Boot First Hard Drive
>>> localboot 0x80
>>>
>>> LABEL bootFlop (ditto)
>>> MENU LABEL ^8. Boot Floppy
>>> localboot 0x00
>>>
>>> Those are currently most of the tools I use the most on my isolinux
>>> formatted cd's.
>>> So if I was to use chain I would modify my localboot 0x80 to something like
>>> chain mbr:0
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Miller, Shao
>>> <Shao.Miller at yrdsb.edu.on.ca> wrote:
>>>> Matt:
>>>>
>>>> _What_ isn't supported?  The LOCALBOOT option with SYSLINUX?  You must
>>>> have meant this, judging from your subject line.
>>>>
>>>> I think you'd enjoy looking at the chain.c32 module, and the bit of
>>>> documentation inside its source code at syslinux/com32/modules/chain.c.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck!
>>>>
>>>> - Shao Miller
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: syslinux-bounces at zytor.com [mailto:syslinux-bounces at zytor.com] On
>>>> Behalf Of Matthew Holevinski
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 16:47
>>>> To: For discussion of Syslinux and tftp-hpa
>>>> Subject: [syslinux] Syslinux + Localboot
>>>>
>>>> I understand this isn't supported, but I was curious will it ever be,
>>>> and also
>>>> I use a hard drive wiping utility not dban and when i boot off my usb
>>>> stick and wipe the hard drive
>>>> it wipes the usb stick :(
>>>>
>>>> Matt
>>>>
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