[syslinux] booting FreeDOS ISO image using syslinux hangs

[Martin T]

Gene, Ady:

thank you for suggestions! I changed the syslinux.cfg content to this:

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DEFAULT freedos

LABEL freedos
MENU LABEL FreeDOS
LINUX memdisk
APPEND iso initrd=freedos.iso
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..and it loaded the FreeDOS ISO image fine.


regards,
martin


2012/7/1, Ady Ady <ady-sf at hotmail.com>:
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>> Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 17:22:13 +0300
>> From: m4rtntns at gmail.com
>> To: syslinux at zytor.com
>> Subject: [syslinux] booting FreeDOS ISO image using syslinux hangs
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>> 1) I created a partition to my 2GB memory stick:
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>> Disk /dev/sdb: 2013 MB, 2013265920 bytes
>> 62 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1022 cylinders, total 3932160 sectors
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>   Take note of those values:
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>   c=1022 h=62 s=62
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>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>> /dev/sdb1 * 62 3928567 1964253 6 FAT16
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>   Your ID is for FAT16 with partition size of about 2GB (too big for normal
> use).
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>> 2) Downloaded latest syslinux:
>> 3) Installed boot code to MBR:
>> 4) created FAT16 file system to /dev/sdb1:
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>   I would suggest FAT32 for a partition of 2GB, not FAT16.
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>> 5) installed syslinux to /dev/sdb1:
>> 6) mounted /dev/sdb1 to /media/usb and copied iso
>> 7) unmounted /dev/sdb1
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>> Am I doing something wrong? Or any ideas why memdisk loading hangs? If
>> any additional information is needed, then feel free to ask!
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> Suggestions:
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>  1_ Format with FAT32 (and set the ID to FAT32 for consistency).
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>  2_ Change syslinux.cfg to:
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>  _____________
>  syslinux.cfg:
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>  DEFAULT freedos
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>  LABEL freedos
>  MENU LABEL FreeDOS
>  LINUX memdisk
>  initrd=freedos.iso
>  APPEND iso raw
>  ___________________
>  end of syslinux.cfg
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>   Don't forget the "raw".
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>  3_ I would use at least s=64 instead of s=62 for the partition and format,
> but that's another matter.
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> HTH. 		 	   		
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