[syslinux] Syslinux-4.03.exe?

[Bryan.James.Krone-EXT at jci.com]

syslinux-bounces at zytor.com wrote on 10/18/2011 09:52:25 AM:

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> Bryan.James.Krone-EXT 
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> > Re: [syslinux] Syslinux-4.03.exe?
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> > Paulo Cezar 
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> > Hi Bryan,
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> > On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 9:33 AM, <Bryan.James.Krone-EXT at jci.com> wrote:
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> > > syslinux-bounces at zytor.com wrote on 09/01/2011 01:50:56 PM:
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> > > > Re: [syslinux] Syslinux-4.03.exe?
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> > > > Paulo Cezar
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> > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:30 PM, <Bryan.James.Krone-EXT at jci.com> 
> wrote:
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> > > > > I'm using SYSLINUX 4.03 from Linux and setting data in the ADV. 
I 
> then
> > > run
> > > > > "C:\Syslinux-4.03.exe --reset-adv C:\" from Windows and I get 
> this:
> > > > >
> > > > > "At least one specified option not yet implemented for this
> > > installer."
> > > > >
> > > > > Is the --reset-adv option not implemented in the Windows 
version??
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > Yes - there are many command-line options that are missing on the
> > > > Windows installer.
> > > >
> > > > I pretend to implement these missing options in the mean time.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >                       Paulo
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Would this work for windows to --reset-adv:
> > >
> > >
> > Apparently yes.
> > 
> > 
> > > #include <cstdlib>
> > > #include <iostream>
> > >
> > > int clearAdv();
> > > int clearAdvInFile(FILE * advFile);
> > >
> > > ////
> > > // Summary: Entry point for the application.. just calls clearAdv
> > > int main(int argc, char *argv[])
> > > {
> > >        return clearAdv();
> > > }
> > >
> > > ////
> > > // Summary: Opens the ldlinux file and clears the adv sectors out of 

> it.
> > > int clearAdv()
> > > {
> > >        // Open the file that needs to be edited.
> > >        FILE * advFile = fopen("c:\\ldlinux.sys", "rb+");
> > >        if(advFile == NULL) return -1;
> > >
> > >        // Clear the adv data in the file.
> > >        int retVal = clearAdvInFile(advFile);
> > >
> > >        // Close the file.
> > >        fclose(advFile);
> > >        return retVal;
> > > }
> > >
> > > ////
> > > // Summary: Clears the adv sectors out of the ldlinux file.
> > > int clearAdvInFile(FILE * advFile)
> > > {
> > >        // This is the data that needs to be written to clear the adv
> > > sector.
> > >        unsigned char newData[16] = { 0xA5, 0x2F, 0x2D, 0x5A, 0x67, 
> 0x17,
> > > 0x04, 0xA3,
> > >                                      0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
> 0x00,
> > > 0x00, 0x00 };
> > >
> > >        // Seek to 0x7C00 and write the new data.
> > >        if(fseek(advFile, 0x7c00, 0) != 0)
> > >                return -2;
> > >        if(fwrite(&newData, sizeof(newData), 1, advFile) != 1)
> > >                return -3;
> > >
> > >        // Seek to 0x7E00 and write the new data.
> > >        if(fseek(advFile, 0x7e00, 0) != 0)
> > >                return -4;
> > >        if(fwrite(&newData, sizeof(newData), 1, advFile) != 1)
> > >                return -5;
> > >
> > >        // Everything seemed to work. Success.
> > >        return 0;
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > There is an attached patch. You might want to test in and then tell
> > me if that patch worked there.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >                             Paulo
> > [attachment "0001-win-implement-missing-reset-adv-option.patch" 
> > 
> 
> Paulo,
> 
> I looked online and the Syslinux site is still down. Do you by chance 
have 
> instructions for how to build Syslinux on Windows? 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bryan
> 

Sorry to waste time and space on this list with such a dumb question. The 
answer was in the source. I just needed to install mingw32 and I was able 
to compile syslinux.exe along with the rest of Syslinux suite.

Paulo,

Thanks for the --reset-adv patch. I'll be testing it today.

Thanks,

Bryan