malahal at us.ibm.com
2006-Aug-07 21:06 UTC
[syslinux] "sector read error" with 3.20-pre8 syslinux.com
Hi All, A colleague of mine is using syslinux-3.20-pre8, syslinux.com, under DOS to install syslinux loader. It gives "sector read error". He re-compiled syslinux.com under a linux box, and used it successfully to install the loader from DOS. He is installing it on a hard drive (C:) He booted from a floppy and ran: "syslinux.com C:" at A:\ prompt He tried with syslinux-3.20-pre9, same problem with the pre-compiled version. Pre-compiled syslinux-3.20-pre7 syslinux.com worked fine but he needs syslinux-3.20-pre8+ to actually boot his kernels. So pre7 works but pre8 doesn't work as far as syslinux install goes. Very much appreciate any help. --Malahal.
H. Peter Anvin
2006-Aug-07 23:04 UTC
[syslinux] "sector read error" with 3.20-pre8 syslinux.com
malahal at us.ibm.com wrote:> Hi All, > > A colleague of mine is using syslinux-3.20-pre8, syslinux.com, under > DOS to install syslinux loader. It gives "sector read error". He > re-compiled syslinux.com under a linux box, and used it successfully > to install the loader from DOS. He is installing it on a hard drive (C:) > > He booted from a floppy and ran: "syslinux.com C:" at A:\ prompt > > He tried with syslinux-3.20-pre9, same problem with the pre-compiled > version. Pre-compiled syslinux-3.20-pre7 syslinux.com worked fine but > he needs syslinux-3.20-pre8+ to actually boot his kernels. > > So pre7 works but pre8 doesn't work as far as syslinux install goes. > > Very much appreciate any help. >Which version of DOS? Also, why does he need 3.20-pre8? -hpa