[syslinux] USB boot problems on Gigabyte GA-M55Plus-S3G

[Ronald F. Guilmette]

In message <2455764567543797146 at scdbackup.webframe.org>, 
"Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup at gmx.net> wrote:

>> > Can you confirm that the same USB stick works with isohybrid
>> > and fails with the hard-disk-style setups ?
>> I'm sorry to say that I don't even understand the question. 
>
>Put Clonezilla or another failure candidate onto the 8 GB Patriot
>stick that worked fine with isohybrid or Ady's image.
>Check whether it fails with Clonezilla.

Please be specific.  For Clonezilla, there are many different versions
available on the Clonezilla web site at the present time (and I gather
that they may use various different versions of Syslinux, so this could
be important).

The version that I had on a USB stick (and that failed booting) at
the time I began this thread (2.2.0) is apparently no longer even
available from the Clonezilla web site... at least not obviously so.

Also, the install instructions for Cloenzilla suggest a total of four (4)
different ways to install the thing using MS Windows, and three (3) different
install methods if the person is using Linux instead.  Which one did you
want me to use?  (It seems that this may perhaps make a difference too.)

Furthermore, and separately, regardless of the install method (Linux or
Windows) the Clonezilla install instructions say that one must first
*begin* with a USB stick that has already had a FAT file system placed
onto it.  This of course implies that the stick must already have had
an MBR partition table _and_ a partition created on it by using
*something* to do those two steps.  What tool would you like me to
use to create and/or format the prerequsite partition?  (Keep in mind
that I have already been warned away from using GParted in this thread.)

Other "failure candidates" include (1) Ultimate Boot CD and (2) OpenELEC,
but in these cases also, the versions I have/had on sticks at the time
I started this thread may perhaps no longer even be available from the
respective web sites (or maybe just not obviously so).  If you want me
to try one of these two packages, I will do so, but please tell me
which one you prefer, what version I should try, and the exact install
procedure you wish me to use.  (I greatly prefer ones that DO NOT rely
on Windows at all, if possible.  Thank you.)

I await your direction.


Regards,
rfg