[syslinux] [syslinux.exe] Failures to use\install on xp+ntfs

Matt Fleming matt at console-pimps.org
Tue Feb 12 12:05:16 PST 2013


On Mon, 2013-02-11 at 17:11 +0200, Regid Ichira wrote:
>   There were no other error messages.  I was not aware, and haven't
> copied, chain.c32, libutil.c32 and libcom32.c32.  Are there more? 
> Where is it documented?
>   The tree that I downloaded have the ELF files chain.c32, 
> libutil.c32 and libcom32.c32.  Will that work on XP?  

Yes, they will work to boot XP.

> > > 3. I thought that while trying to look into it, I will also have 
> > >    syslinux running from c:\its_own_directory.  I tried two
> > >    directories name.  With both names, syslinux.exe gave me
> > > 
> > >      Failed to move ldlinux.sys to destination directory: c:\dir\
> > >      Failed to move ldlinux.c32 to destination directory: c:\dir\
> > > 
> > >    I can't tell why earlier syslinux.exe succeeded to install under
> > >    a deeper directory, but with c:\a_directory_closer_to_c it failed.
> > 
> > Did you create the subdirectory before running the Syslinux installer?
> > If I'm remembering correctly, the win installer will not create
> > subdirectories for you, they must already exist.
> > 
> 
> 
>   I did craete the subdirectory before installing.  Can I copy 
> those files myself before, or after, running syslinux?  If I
> create a subdirectory and am able to create a file in it, does that
> mean that syslinux.exe should also be able to create files in it? 
> I mean, is being able to create files myself in a subdiretory
> eliminates the question of permissions?

In that case, I'm not sure why the syslinux installer failed. I'll look
into it.

-- 
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center



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