[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.
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Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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