[syslinux] Trouble with Superfloppy format
Sven Geggus
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Wed Nov 17 06:36:25 PST 2010
Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Could you be more specific by "Superfloppy format"? Preferably,
> include the CHS geometry of the disc and its total capacity
> (especially if there's a trailing partial cylinder).
I am testing with an ordinary USB flash drive without any Partitions:
Disk /dev/sdb: 32.5 GB, 32480690176 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 30976 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xbb0eb409
> Could you provide some more details?
Shure! Just tell me how to acquire them.
> What version are you using?
Syslinux Version is 4.02 from Debian squeeze, but I will cross-check with
4.03 as well just to make shure.
> What is the access method specifier code, ie, CHS in line below?
>
> "SYSLINUX 4.03 2010-10-22 CHS Copyright (C) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et al"
>
> There's also EDD. Copying your entire banner line (like above) might be useful.
Ah OK looks like EDD!
Here we go. All I see is:
SYSLINUX 4.02 debian-20101014 EDD Copyright (C) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et al
Nothing happens afterwards. Is there a debug compile time Option or similar?
> Also, I'd assume this is real hardware and not a disk image loaded into
> memory with something like MEMDISK? It could be the BIOS, floppy
> controller, floppy drive or floppy disc.
Jepp, real Hardware, an ordinary USB flash drive as I already said where
syslinux works well when using it on another Machine.
Sven
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