[syslinux] help
Prof S W Damle
swdamle at sancharnet.in
Fri Jan 4 13:48:01 PST 2013
-----Original Message-----
From: syslinux-bounces at zytor.com [mailto:syslinux-bounces at zytor.com] On
Behalf Of Ady
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 7:20 PM
To: syslinux at zytor.com
Subject: Re: [syslinux] help
> Hello all
>
> Tried hard to create a Boot Floppy using Syslinux-5.00 but NO
> success.
>
> I have Win98se installed on C: drive. Following is the Directory
> Structure on the floppy:
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Volume in drive A has no label
>
> Volume Serial Number is 1115-0BEC
>
> Directory of A:\
>
>
>
> LIBCOM32 C32 737,266 12-06-12 11:49a LIBCOM32.C32
>
> LIBMENU C32 28,811 12-06-12 11:49a LIBMENU.C32
>
> MENU C32 30,694 12-06-12 11:49a MENU.C32
>
> SYSLINUX CFG 9,116 08-18-10 4:23p Syslinux.cfg
>
> VESAMENU C32 31,514 12-06-12 11:49a VESAMENU.C32
>
> CHAIN C32 25,871 12-06-12 11:49a CHAIN.C32
>
> MEMDISK 26,140 12-06-12 11:50a MEMDISK
>
> LIBUTI~1 C32 27,523 12-06-12 11:49a libutil_com.c32
>
> 8 file(s) 916,935 bytes
>
> 0 dir(s) 56,320 bytes free
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------------------------------------
_ I see some of the long file names in upper case, including those
lib*.c32. When a lib*.c32 file is needed (by some other module in
Syslinux), I don't know if the search is case sensitive.
_ I also see the short name (DOS 8.3 format) of SYSLINUX.CFG in upper
case, as it should, and its long file name uses lower case.
_ Regarding the space, if you add in your next email the content of
SYSLINUX.CFG, we may be able to delete some unneeded files (for
example, you probably don't need both vesamenu.c32 and menu.c32, and
menu.c32 has less dependencies than vesamenu.c32).
_ Please run "DIR A: /AH" so to add to the above list the hidden
files.
_ How exactly did you install syslinux 5.00 to the floppy?
_ What exactly do you mean with "no success"? Any error messages?
What do you see happening on the screen?
Regards,
Ady.
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Friday, January 04, 2013
Following is the procedure followed:
[1]
Ran "DIR A: /AH" as suggested by you that resulted into as follows:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
F:\Documents and Settings\Prof S W Damle>DIR A: /AH
Volume in drive A has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 0624-0EE1
Directory of A:\
File Not Found
F:\Documents and Settings\Prof S W Damle>
As such,used >dir /s a:\
--------------------------------------------
[2]
Started with the image file "Btfd406.img" that boots "Syslinux-4.06"
from a Floppy Satisfactorily.
Ran dir /s a:\ >f:\Btfd406.txt >received as follows:
-----------------------
#F:\Documents and Settings\Prof S W Damle>dir /s a:\ >f:\Btfd406.txt
Volume in drive A has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 0624-0EE1
Directory of a:\
12/15/2012 04:10 PM 12,322 Syslinux.cfg
01/04/2013 05:04 AM <DIR> syslinux
10/22/2012 07:27 PM 155,792 vesamenu.c32
10/22/2012 07:27 PM 26,140 memdisk
10/22/2012 07:27 PM 56,292 menu.c32
10/22/2012 07:27 PM 38,696 chain.c32
5 File(s) 289,242 bytes
Directory of a:\syslinux
01/04/2013 05:04 AM <DIR> .
01/04/2013 05:04 AM <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes
Total Files Listed:
5 File(s) 289,242 bytes
3 Dir(s) 1,128,960 bytes free
-------------------------------------------------------
[3]
Updated the files vesamenu.c32,memdisk,menu.c32,chain.c32 to
"Syslinux-5.00", added the following files from "Syslinux-5.00" to the
floppy in A: Drive >LIBMENU.C32, LIBCOM32.C32 libutil_com.c32
Deleted "Dir syslinux from A:,and then
[4]
installed syslinux from Win98se(C: Drive) as follows:
------------------------------------
mkdir A:\syslinux
cd C:\Unzipped\syslinux-5.00\dos
syslinux -d syslinux A:
-----------------------------------
[5]
I am returned with the following remarks:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be terminated.
Quit all programs and then restart your computer.
details:
The program encountered a general protection exception. Fault location
8003: 1198
[6]
Restarted the computer >replied with the remark >Boot error
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[7]
syslinux.cfg is as follows:
# DEFAULT
default vesamenu.c32 ~
MENU TITLE Bootable Menu
#MENU COLOR element ansi foreground background shadow
# see chart below
#"foreground" and "background" are color codes in #AARRGGBB
# notation, where AA RR GG BB are hexadecimal digits for alpha
# (opacity), red, green and blue, respectively. #00000000
# represents fully transparent, and #ffffffff represents opaque
# white.
#
#If any field is set to "*" or omitted (at the end of the line)
# then that field is left unchanged.
# element ANSI foreground background shadow
# #AARRGGBB #AARRGGBB none, std, all,
or rev
menu color screen 37;40 #ffffffff #00000000 none
#menu color border 30;40 #00000000 #00000000 none #ori,
NO border
menu color border 30;40 #80ff8000 #00000000 none #with
Brown border
#menu color border 30;40 #c0f0f000 #00000000 none #with
yellow border
#menu color title 1;36;40 #c00090f0 #00000000 none
menu color title 1;36;40 #c0ff00f0 #00000000 none
menu color unsel 37;40 #90ffffff #00000000 none
menu color hotkey 1;37;40 #ffffffff #00000000 none
menu color sel 30;47 #ff00ff00 #00000000 none
menu color hotsel 1;7;30;47 #ffffffff #20ff8000 none
menu color scrollbar 30;40 #40000000 #00000000 none
menu color tabmsg 31;40 #90ffff00 #00000000 none
menu color cmdmark 1;36;40 #c000ffff #00000000 none
menu color cmdline 37;40 #c0ffffff #00000000 none
menu color pwdborder 30;47 #80ffffff #20ffffff none
menu color pwdheader 31;47 #80ff8080 #20ffffff none
menu color pwdentry 30;47 #80ffffff #20ffffff none
menu color timeout_msg 37;40 #80ffffff #00000000 none
menu color timeout 1;37;40 #c0ffffff #00000000 none
# menu color help 37;40 #c0ffffff #00000000 none #
Original >(black), white
menu color help 36;40 #c000ffff #00000000 none # Modified
>(black), cyan
#menu color help 30;47 #80ffffff #20ffffff none #Modified
>(brown), white
menu color msg07 37;40 #90ffffff #00000000 none
#
# Size of stuff
#
MENU WIDTH 80
MENU MARGIN 10
MENU PASSWORDMARGIN 3
MENU ROWS 15
MENU TABMSGROW 18
MENU CMDLINEROW 18
MENU ENDROW 24
MENU PASSWORDROW 11
MENU TIMEOUTROW 20
MENU HELPMSGROW 22
MENU HELPMSGENDROW -1
MENU HIDDENROW -2
MENU HSHIFT 0
MENU VSHIFT 0
#
# main entries
#
label ^1. Boot WinXP/Win98
menu default
kernel chain.c32
append hd0 1
# verified boots WinXP/Win98
LABEL ^1. GHOST with USB support
kernel /DiskImages/memdisk
#append initrd=/DiskImages/Duse49.img
append initrd=/DiskImages/mDuse49.img
TEXT HELP
Tool to get Windows partition images
Enables Ghost 11.5 to Save/Restore ".GHO" images to/from PenDrives !!
Scaning USB Devices takes @1Min
ENDTEXT
[8]
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
F:\Documents and Settings\Prof S W Damle>dir /s a:\
Volume in drive A has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 0624-0EE1
Directory of a:\
01/04/2013 06:50 AM <DIR> syslinux
12/06/2012 11:49 AM 31,514 vesamenu.c32
12/06/2012 11:50 AM 26,140 memdisk
12/06/2012 11:49 AM 30,694 menu.c32
12/06/2012 11:49 AM 25,871 chain.c32
12/06/2012 11:49 AM 28,811 LIBMENU.C32
12/06/2012 11:49 AM 737,266 LIBCOM32.C32
12/06/2012 11:49 AM 27,523 libutil_com.c32
01/04/2013 01:07 PM 2,954 Syslinux.cfg
8 File(s) 910,773 bytes
Directory of a:\syslinux
01/04/2013 06:50 AM <DIR> .
01/04/2013 06:50 AM <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes
Total Files Listed:
8 File(s) 910,773 bytes
3 Dir(s) 61,952 bytes free
F:\Documents and Settings\Prof S W Damle>
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