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Hi, I am trying to create a bootable linux usb drive using syslinux command as given below but I am getting error as given below syslinux4.exe -maf G: Return code : 1 Output : Error : Could not write the whole boot sector I have tried to do this with syslinux4, syslinux5, syslinux6 with the same error message. The usb drive is formatted to FAT32 drive system and has a capacity of 4GB. The OS that I am using is Windows XP SP3. What may be the reason behind this error? And how do I resolve it? ------------------------------ Thanking you in advance, Amardeep

Hi, I encounter a problem with Syslinux 5.00 I cannot really describe. So I created two small videos: Booting with Syslinux 5.00 (1.3 MB): <https://www.dropbox.com/s/b6g8cdf2t9v48c6/boot-syslinux5-fail.mp4> How I fixed the problem by downgrading to Syslinux 4.06 and how booting should look like (6.5 MB): <https://www.dropbox.com/s/lt7cpgfm0qvqtba/boot-syslinux5-how-i-fixed-it.mp4> System configuration: ===================== The system has two disks. Partitioned like: testVM ~ #...

> > syslinux4.exe -maf G: > Return code : 1 > Output : > Error : Could not write the whole boot sector > In addition to my comments in my prior email in this same email thread, (FWIW and for other readers) I should add that for latest version 4.xx and onwards, a more-adequate command should had been: syslinux[64].exe -mai <drive_letter>: and reflecting the original

Amardeep Verma via Syslinux <syslinux at zytor.com> writes: > syslinux4.exe -maf G: > Return code : 1 > Output : > Error : Could not write the whole boot sector > > I have tried to do this with syslinux4, syslinux5, syslinux6 with the > same error message. The usb drive is formatted to FAT32 drive system > and has a capacity of 4GB. The OS that I am using is Windows XP SP3. You mean you tried with syslinux.exe from the current Syslinux 6.03, and it gave the above error message? Most strange, I only fo...