[syslinux] "isolinux.bin missing or corrupt" when booting USB flash drive in old PC

Thomas Schmitt scdbackup at gmx.net
Fri Mar 24 02:39:38 PDT 2017


Hi,

correction:

i wrote:
> "-ls -l" and field "file_len" both say that in total 80 blocks should
> be read by the MBR.

This is wrong. Only four blocks are to be read by the MBR.
The others are supposed to be read by isolinux.bin itself.

This takes much of the suspicion away from the MBR code.


Have a nice day :)

Thomas



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