[syslinux] Syslinux-4.03.exe?

[Paulo Cezar]

Hi Bryan,

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 1:01 PM, <Bryan.James.Krone-EXT at jci.com> wrote:

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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:
> > >
> > > > 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
> > > > >
> > > > > to:
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> > > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:30 PM, <Bryan.James.Krone-EXT at jci.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > 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.
>
>
No problem. I'm busy as usual this time and sorry for not answering your
early
question. Happy you've got it compiled fine :-)


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


                               Paulo


> Thanks,
>
> Bryan
>
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