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2019 Apr 11
2
Question of syslinux chainloading
> On 2019-4-11 13:29, Lu Wei wrote:
> > On 2019-4-10 1:20, Ady Ady via Syslinux wrote:
> >>>>> #This item fails
> >>>>> label dos
> >>>>> menu label MS-^DOS 7.1
> >>>>> com32 chain.c32 msdos7=io.sys
> >>>
> >>> IO.SYS and COMMAND.COM are copied from a Windows98 system on another
>
2019 Apr 12
0
Question of syslinux chainloading
...for a successful chainload. The MSDOS boot files require some conditions
> for them to be able to boot. The easiest way to achieve the adequate conditions
> is to create an MS-DOS 7.1 boot disk, test it, and then install SYSLINUX on it.
>
Follow your suggestion, I used Rufus to create a MSDOS8 (the only
version it supports on XP) boot disk, tested it OK. Then before
installing Syslinux, I copied MSDOS 7.1 file io.sys and command.com
over, and it fails to boot. I copied MSDOS 8 files back, and it can boot
again. Then I installed Syslinux, but "msdos7=io.sys" option still did
not...
2019 Apr 12
2
Question of syslinux chainloading
...chainload. The MSDOS boot files require some conditions
>> for them to be able to boot. The easiest way to achieve the adequate conditions
>> is to create an MS-DOS 7.1 boot disk, test it, and then install SYSLINUX on it.
>>
> Follow your suggestion, I used Rufus to create a MSDOS8 (the only
> version it supports on XP) boot disk, tested it OK. Then before
> installing Syslinux, I copied MSDOS 7.1 file io.sys and command.com
> over, and it fails to boot. I copied MSDOS 8 files back, and it can boot
> again. Then I installed Syslinux, but "msdos7=io.sys"...