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Hi Peter, I noticed in your isolinux.asm code, when loading spec packet fails you are trying to wing it, in other word, loop the drive numbers from 0xff through 0x80 until the booted drive number is found... I write software that also "wings it". Recently I had to create some "wird" workarounds because of bad bios in some Dell and Compaq PC's. Below is my function for

> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael K Ter Louw [mailto:mterlouw at gmx.net] > Sent: woensdag 4 september 2002 1:24 > To: Lagerweij B ; syslinux at zytor.com > Subject: Re: [syslinux] isolinux.asm - improving spec_query_failed > routine... > > > > Hi Peter, Bart, and everyone else, > > I also write software that boots from the CD drive, so this > subject is > rather interesting to me. Currently I'm having difficulty > booting from > an HP e-Vectra that I think might be caus...