[syslinux] question

[Ady]

> Monday,14 jan13:
>  
> > Ady wrote,
> I would like to suggest a different approach, for troubleshooting 
> purposes:
>  
> Done the needful as follows:
>  
> 1_ backed up "O:\syslinux\SYSLINUX.CFG" as 
> "O:\syslinux\SYSLINUX.CF1"
>  
> 2_ Verifid that there is no "syslinux.cfg" anywhere in the "O:" drive, 
>  
> deleted all "O:\syslinux\*.c32".
>  
> 3_ Under Windows XP,Ran as follows:
>  
> F:\Documents and Settings\Prof S W Damle>cd F:\Syslinux-5.00\win32
>  
> F:\syslinux-5.00\win32>syslinux --directory /syslinux --install O:
>  
> F:\syslinux-5.00\win32>
>  
> (Now o:\syslinux contains only 3 files >ldlinux.c32, ldlinux.sys,
> SYSLINUX.CF1)  
>  
> 4_ Restarted the m/c
>  
> Received the message as follows:
>  
> Syslinux 5.00 EDD 2012-12-06 Copyright(c) 1994-2012 H. Peter Anvin et at
> warning: No configuration file found.
> boot: "-" blinking.
>  
> 5_ Copied under WinXP, a new the same *.c32 files I had, in the
> "O:\syslinux\" with a care NOT overwrite ldlinux.c32 and ldlinux.sys in
> that subdirectory.
>  
> 6_ May I Rename "SYSLINUX.CF1" as "SYSLINUX.CFg"?
> Your Next instructions Please.
>  

Well, my "next" instructions are what I already posted in my previous 
email as steps #6 and #7:

***
(At least for now, please continue under Windows  XP...)

6_ From step #1 above, you have "O:\syslinux\SYSLINUX.CF1". Copy it 
to "O:\syslinux\SYSLINUX.CFG". Please note that it shall be located 
in the "O:\syslinux\" subdirectory ONLY and nowhere else in the "O:" 
drive.

7_ Please boot with this "O:" drive to test it. Since our "PROMPT 1" 
is still there in the "O:\syslinux\SYSLINUX.CFG" file, we should 
expect a "boot:" prompt (not a menu). If we get to this "boot:" 
prompt, then we can continue with more steps so to get to see the 
boot menu instead of this "boot:" prompt.

***

So, please follow those 2 steps too (unless there is some doubt about 
them) and report the result.

It might be convenient, together with your next report, to add to 
your next email also the result of a new:
DIR O:\*.C32 /A /S /X

(also under Windows XP).

Whichever the result, in addition to your report, could you please 
also attach to your next email your "O:\syslinux\SYSLINUX.CFG" file? 
(Note: in zipped or gzipped or 7zip form should be small enough; 
hopefully the ML administrator(s) won't reject it. Or upload it 
somewhere, as simple text in some "pastebin" site. Or upload it to 
some other site that won't require registration using whichever form 
you'd like, compressed or as simple text.)

The reason for me to request your SYSLINUX.CFG file (instead of 
copying the text directly into the main section of the email) is 
because Syslinux 5.00 still has some known bugs regarding the content 
of CFG files, so it will be faster for me to review your SYSLINUX.CFG 
file against those known problems than to ask you about them by email 
back and forth.

If sending your SYSLINUX.CFG file would not be possible for you for 
whichever reason, then it would probably take us a very long time to 
evaluate it. IMHO, sending or uploading the file would save us 
precious time.

Of course, please first continue with the suggested steps #6 and #7.

Thank you and Regards,
Ady.