Ady Ady
2012-Jul-23 04:59 UTC
[syslinux] Windows-based SYSLINUX installer v4.06pre11 fails
For v4.06-pre7, the Windows-based SYSLINUX installer works. For versions 4.06-pre10 and pre11, the Windows-based SYSLINUX installer fails with: "invalid media signature (not an FAT/NTFS volume?)" Under Windows, I tested all those versions on a 1440 floppy image mounted with IMDISK. On the same floppy image, version 4.06-pre7 and older versions indeed work correctly. The Linux-based SYSLINUX installer of all 4.06-pre7/10/11 versions are working correctly on the same floppy image. Let me know if you need more specific info. "Something" changed after 4.06pre7 ( against 4.06pre10 and pre11 ) in the Windows-based SYSLINUX installer that is making it fail.
H. Peter Anvin
2012-Jul-23 18:35 UTC
[syslinux] Windows-based SYSLINUX installer v4.06pre11 fails
On 07/22/2012 09:59 PM, Ady Ady wrote:> > For v4.06-pre7, the Windows-based SYSLINUX installer works. > For versions 4.06-pre10 and pre11, the Windows-based SYSLINUX installer fails with: > "invalid media signature (not an FAT/NTFS volume?)" > Under Windows, I tested all those versions on a 1440 floppy image mounted with IMDISK. On the same floppy image, version 4.06-pre7 and older versions indeed work correctly. > The Linux-based SYSLINUX installer of all 4.06-pre7/10/11 versions are working correctly on the same floppy image. > Let me know if you need more specific info. > "Something" changed after 4.06pre7 ( against 4.06pre10 and pre11 ) in the Windows-based SYSLINUX installer that is making it fail.Yes, I think that "something" is a change in the cross-compiler (I upgraded my machine from Fedora 15 to Fedora 17 which changed the Windows cross-compiler from mingw32 to mingw-w64.) Something is buggy, obviously. Anyone who knows Windows willing to take a look? It would be nice to have a Windows equivalent of "strace"... -hpa