Desmond Boyd
2007-Jun-08 18:15 UTC
[syslinux] syslinux-3.36 Physical Floppy Disk Access Problem
Hello, I am using the pxelinux.0 and memdisk files from distribution syslinux-3.36. I am no longer able to access the real floppy disk drive B: instead I just get a mirrored copy of the emulated floppy disk A: The default config file is as follows label 1 kernel memdisk append initrd=kd202.img I was previously using the sysliunx-3.20 distribution which gave me access to the real floppy disk drive using drive B: with Emulated Floppy Disk as Drive A:. Do I need to add any additional switches to the append line to enable the latest version to enable me to access the real floppy disk drive? _________________________________________________________________ Could you be the guest MSN Movies presenter? Click Here to Audition http://www.lightscameraaudition.co.uk
H. Peter Anvin
2007-Jun-08 18:44 UTC
[syslinux] syslinux-3.36 Physical Floppy Disk Access Problem
Desmond Boyd wrote:> Hello, > > I am using the pxelinux.0 and memdisk files from distribution syslinux-3.36. > > I am no longer able to access the real floppy disk drive B: instead I just > get a mirrored copy of the emulated floppy disk A: > > The default config file is as follows > > label 1 > kernel memdisk > append initrd=kd202.img > > > I was previously using the sysliunx-3.20 distribution which gave me access > to the real floppy disk drive using drive B: with Emulated Floppy Disk as > Drive A:. > > Do I need to add any additional switches to the append line to enable the > latest version to enable me to access the real floppy disk drive? >That should still work. I don't know why it would be broken for you now. Please try the intervening versions, including prereleases, so we can figure out where it broke. -hpa
Desmond Boyd
2007-Jun-11 06:56 UTC
[syslinux] syslinux-3.36 Physical Floppy Disk Access Problem
As requested, I have tested the distributions listed below to try to isolate when physical disk drive access for me was lost, results are as follows: Physical Disk Drive B: OK with Virtual Disk Drive as A: 3.20 3.30 3.31 3.32 Pre1 Physical Disk Drive B: Not Present only Virtual Disks A: and B: 3.35 3.35 Pre1 3.35 Pre2 3.35 Pre3 3.35 Pre4 3.35 Pre5 3.36 3.50 It seems to be a problem with memdisk as I also tested each memdisk version with the latest pxelinux.0, so currently I have in the tftpdroot: Pxelinux.0 Version 3.50 memdisk Version 3.32 This combination gives me access to the phyical floppy disk b:> >Hello, > >I am using the pxelinux.0 and memdisk files from distribution >syslinux-3.36. > >I am no longer able to access the real floppy disk drive B: instead I just >get a mirrored copy of the emulated floppy disk A: > >The default config file is as follows > >label 1 > kernel memdisk > append initrd=kd202.img > > >I was previously using the sysliunx-3.20 distribution which gave me access >to the real floppy disk drive using drive B: with Emulated Floppy Disk as >Drive A:. > >Do I need to add any additional switches to the append line to enable the >latest version to access the real floppy disk drive? > >_________________________________________________________________ >Could you be the guest MSN Movies presenter? Click Here to Audition >http://www.lightscameraaudition.co.uk > >_______________________________________________ >SYSLINUX mailing list >Submissions to SYSLINUX at zytor.com >Unsubscribe or set options at: >http://www.zytor.com/mailman/listinfo/syslinux >Please do not send private replies to mailing list traffic. >_________________________________________________________________ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk