[syslinux] syslinux can't read the configuration file on USB

[Matthew Holevinski]

My mistake, if i had actually read your first post thoroughly I would
of noticed it was saying
No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found!
boot:

My response won't help you, because I thought it wasn't even booting
the thumbdrive (my mistake)

I've only seen that when i have my syslinux.txt in the wrong folder or
the Menu.c32 is missing or not
referenced in the syslinux.cfg file or something.

Matt

On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 12:57 AM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com> wrote:
> On 05/16/2010 10:05 PM, Noam Meltzer wrote:
>> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 1:15 AM, Matthew Holevinski <eylusion at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think i've had this problem before, goto a vista machine or find a
>>> vista version of disk part and diskpart it.
>>>
>>> diskpart
>>> select disk 1(assuming 1 is the thumbdrive)
>>> clean (wipes out the partition tables)
>>> create partition primary
>>> format fs=fat32 quick
>>> assign
>>> active
>>> exit
>>>
>>> Now your usb thumbdrive should be bootable
>>> after you syslinux -ma {thumbdrive letter}
>>>
>>
>> what does "-ma" stands for? couldn't find it in the manpage...
>>
>
> -m = write MBR
> -a = make partition active
>
> Only available in the DOS and Windows binaries, so not described in the
> Linux manpage.
>
>        -hpa
>
>
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> H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
> I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.
>
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