[syslinux] Boot Error GPT partition

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 12/31/2010 02:58 AM, KESHAV P.R. wrote:
> 
> It seems extlinux installer of 4.04-preX does not correctly encode the
> location of ldlinux.sys into the partition bootsector. I moved back to
> 4.03-stable and reinstalled extlinux.
> 
> sudo extlinux --install /boot/syslinux   -> 4.04-pre4
> sudo extlinux --update /boot/syslinux  -> 4.03-stable
> 
> leads to the "Boot error" (but both report the partition correctly)
> 
> but "extlinux --install" from 4.03 solved the problem (--update does
> not work)". That means the post-4.03 syslinux/extlinux installer do
> not encode the bootsector and ldlinux.sys properly. I have switched
> back to extlinux, but grub2 did not give me any of there errors as it
> uses a separate bios boot partition and does not use partition boot
> sectors, thus no problem of shifting of ldlinux.sys within the
> partition.
> 

Hi Keshav,

What MBR are you using on your disk?

	-hpa