[syslinux] Windows Recovery console FAILS to boot withSyslinux-4.02

[Prof S W Damle]

Hello Sir,
on Friday, August 20, 2010 12:15 AM Gert Hulselmans wrote
 
Andrew Stuart wrote:
> On 8/19/2010 10:48 AM, Prof S W Damle wrote:
>> Hello Sir,
>>
>> Copid cmdcons and cmldr to O:(my usb drive) as follows
>> .
.
>> ...
>> 
>> However sorry to say Windows Recovery console does NOT boot with the 
>> following entries in syslinux.cfg
>>
>> LABEL cmdcons  =>Windows Recovery Console
>> MENU LABEL ^2.cmdcons  =>Windows Recovery Console
>> COM32 chain.c32  fs cmldr=cmldr
>>    APPEND hd0 1 cmldr=cmldr
>>
Now we need to know what doesn't work?
>
> -Andrew
>
 
Follow Andrews advice.
 
 
Correct this entry:
  LABEL cmdcons  =>Windows Recovery Console
  MENU LABEL ^2.cmdcons  =>Windows Recovery Console
  COM32 chain.c32  fs cmldr=cmldr
  APPEND hd0 1 cmldr=cmldr
 
To:
  LABEL cmdcons
  MENU LABEL ^2.cmdcons  =>Windows Recovery Console
  COM32 chain.c32
  APPEND hd0,1 cmldr=/cmldr
 
- Gert Hulselmans
 
(1)
> You don't specifically mention that you copied chain.c32 to your
> syslinux install, and from my understanding (which may well be wrong) 
> it isn't copied during the installation of the syslinux mbr.
>
Immediately after "C:\Unzipped\syslinux-4.02\DOS>  syslinux -d syslinux
o:" , Chain.c32, menu.c32, vesamenu.c32 and memdisk are copied to O:(my
usb drive)
 
(2)
AS per your suggestion corrected the entry as follows:
 
LABEL cmdcons
  MENU LABEL ^2.cmdcons  =>Windows Recovery Console
  COM32 chain.c32
  APPEND hd0,1 cmldr=/cmldr
 
(3)
the last output you see >I saw as follows:
 
loading the boot file ...
Boting ...
"-" cursor keeps on blincking  
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please ignore if out of place:
 
(i) the entery:
LABEL cmdcons  =>Windows Recovery Console
 MENU LABEL ^2.cmdcons  =>Windows Recovery Console
 COM32 chain.c32  fs cmldr=cmldr
    APPEND hd0 1 cmldr=cmldr
 
was made as per syslinux-4.02\Usage_chain.c32.:
 
Usage:   chain.c32 [options]
         
         chain.c32 fs [options]
Options: 
         cmldr=<loader>     Load Recovery Console of Windows
NT/2K/XP/2003
 
and was giving the same output
 
loading the boot file ...
Boting ...
"-" cursor keeps on blincking  
---------------------------------------------------------------------
What next please,
 Thanks in advance
 with regards,
 
 Prof S W Damle