[syslinux] lss broken when upgraded 4.05 to 6.03

[Spike White]

>From: Ady <ady-sf at hotmail.com>
>To: syslinux at zytor.com
>Subject: Re: [syslinux] lss broken when upgraded 4.05 to 6.03
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>> On 11/2/14, Ady <ady-sf at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > FWIW, Utopic uses 6.03-pre18, not the final release (although, the
>> > lss16 problem is present in both).
>> >
>> > About the lss16 issue, we all would welcome patches, really. Any
>> > volunteers?
>> >
>> > @Barry, see http://www.syslinux.org/archives/2014-October/022734.html
>> >
>>
>> Ady,
>> Thanks very much for the information.
>>
>> My memory got jogged, and I recalled the Puppy developers trying 5.x
>> and encountering problems, including the LSS16 one, and deciding to
>> stay with 4.0x:
>>
>> http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=85619&start=30
>>
>
>Hmm... That topic cannot be a trustworthy indication of Syslinux
>features / functionality / compatibility / behavior, as that forum
>topic includes too many typos, mistakes, misuse and misunderstanding.
>
>Additionally, I would suggest not wasting time on version 5.xx of
>Syslinux (unless explicitly requested for some specific test), as
>there are too many patches applied in Syslinux 6.xx that were not
>back-ported to Syslinux 5.xx.
>
>The only part of that forum topic that is still relevant for Puppy
>Linux and Syslinux 6.03 is that the support for lss16 images has not
>been implemented yet.
>
>
>> The reason that I am keen to move up to 6.0x is I want to support UEFI
>> for Quirky Linux (and to pass on the know how to the Puppy guys).
>> So, I will very much appreciate if one of the syslinux developer guys
>> can fix that LSS16 problem!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Barry Kauler
>
>Certainly you are not alone regarding this wish. Several (somewhat
>popular) small / light / low-requirements / specialized ISO images
>make use of DISPLAY files, and part of those also use lss16 images.
>
>Patches are welcome.

vesamenu.c32 with MENU RESOLUTION/MENU BACKGROUND works for PNGs.  I know
that works for 6.03.

According to:
    http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Menu#The_advanced_menu_system

vesamenu.c32 additionally supports the JPEG and LSS16 format.  Ady, are you
saying it's broken in 6.03 for LSS16?

Spike