[syslinux] ext4, boot error after writing irrelevant files on same partition

[Ady]

> This particular one - 3GB.
> Usually it is small. I faced this issue mostly on USB flash devices, 
> sizing from 4GB to 16GB, but reproduced(not very reliably) now in qemu 
> as well, on 3GB partition.
> 
 
The size of your extN partition _might_ suggest that the problem could 
be related to:
 "ext4 defaults to 64 bit, which extlinux can't reliably read"
 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099237#c23 

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text, 
especially the archives of mailing lists.
Q: Why is Top-posting such a bad thing?

Regards,
Ady.