Syslinux - Mar 2007 - Syslinux fails with floppy emulation

I am trying to use syslinux on a floppy image to create a bootable CD.
When I boot (on a number of computers) I only get "Boot error", using
the
image file on a floppy works.

I realize the correct way to do this is using isolinux with no emulation but
but I need to do this with syslinux :(

I've looked into it and older versions of syslinux dont have this problem.
From
my research it seems as though this problem was introduced since EBIOS
support
was added (I think the reason is that before that, the code that searched
for the first
sector of ldlinux.sys actually scanned the file system and now, the offset
is patched
into the boot sector).

Thank you for your time.

Matan.

Matan Levi wrote:
> I am trying to use syslinux on a floppy image to create a bootable CD.
> When I boot (on a number of computers) I only get "Boot error",
using the
> image file on a floppy works.
> 
> I realize the correct way to do this is using isolinux with no emulation
but
> but I need to do this with syslinux :(
> 
> I've looked into it and older versions of syslinux dont have this
problem.
> From my research it seems as though this problem was introduced since EBIOS
> support was added (I think the reason is that before that, the code that
searched
> for the first sector of ldlinux.sys actually scanned the file system and
now, the offset
> is patched into the boot sector).
> 
That's total nuts.  Much more likely is that your El Torito BIOS detects 
as having EBIOS, but the EBIOS of course doesn't behave as it should on 
a floppy or hard disk.

I'll put this on my list of things to look at.  Can't promise it's 
anywhere near the top, though.

	-hpa