[syslinux] isolinux, extlinux and accented characters

appzer0 appzer0 at free.fr
Tue Jan 4 12:27:44 PST 2011


Le 04/01/2011 16:25, appzer0 a écrit :
> Le 04/01/2011 16:01, Gert Hulselmans a écrit :
>>
>> The following is not a valid filename for an iso9660 filesystem:
>>    /boot/isolinux/lat9w-16.psfu
>>
>> The '-' and the 4 character extension is not supported by iso9660 
>> level1.
>>
>> Without "-l" (mkisofs), the filenames will be shortened to fit in an 8.3
>> format and may result in heavy alterations in order make the name 
>> unique.
>> With "-l", this may result in compatibility issues with DOS and make 
>> some
>> files inaccessible (some versions of DOS might be alright with the names
>> but results may vary).
>>
>> See for more info at:
>> http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Common_Problems#ISOLINUX
> Damn, thank you very much, I did read this part of the documentation 
> but must have overlooked it :/
> I'll try the -l option of 'mkisofs' and will let you know. Thanks again!
>> mkisofs should display a warning and will change the filename to a valid
>> iso9660 filename.
>>
>> - Gert Hulselmans
> I really should look at my logs more frequently.
>
Got it. You were right, mkisofs -l, plus renaming the invalid filenames 
resolved the problem. Therefore, this was a filesystem problem, not a 
Syslinux one.

Thank you very much!


appzer0




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