Syslinux - Jul 2004 - Syslinux of a USB flash ram

Folks,

When I run syslinux on my Sandisk Cruzer (512MB) USB flash RAM with the
"syslinux /dev/sda" , it corrupts the partition table that I had
already created on my USB device. It attempts to boot but eventually fails
trying to load the kernel.  If I try "syslinux /dev/sda1", the USB
device fail to boot at all. I would think that /dev/sda would be the correct
device to use if one wants to write a boot record to track 0, sector 0 and not
/dev/sda1. Am I missing something here?
Thanks in advance for you help.

Dick
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Hi,

I'm not sure that syslinux supports USB device.
If it works with USB, I'll be happy.

I tried SPB-Linux before. It worked for my 512MB USB device.
(I was able to put RH9 to my USB device:->)

Thanks,
----
Kazutomo Yoshii
http://powercockpit.net/hacking/
>Folks,
>
>When I run syslinux on my Sandisk Cruzer (512MB) USB flash RAM with the
"syslinux /dev/sda" , it corrupts the partition table that I had
already created on my USB device. It attempts to boot but eventually fails
trying to load the kernel.  If I try "syslinux /dev/sda1", the USB
device fail to boot at all. I would think that /dev/sda would be the correct
device to use if one wants to write a boot record to track 0, sector 0 and not
/dev/sda1. Am I missing something here?
>Thanks in advance for you help.
>
>Dick
>\
>
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Holst, Richard G (Dick), GVSOL wrote:
>Folks,
>
>When I run syslinux on my Sandisk Cruzer (512MB) USB flash RAM with the
"syslinux /dev/sda" , it corrupts the partition table that I had
already created on my USB device. It attempts to boot but eventually fails
trying to load the kernel.  If I try "syslinux /dev/sda1", the USB
device fail to boot at all. I would think that /dev/sda would be the correct
device to use if one wants to write a boot record to track 0, sector 0 and not
/dev/sda1. Am I missing something here?
>Thanks in advance for you help.
>
>Dick
>\
>
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I got this working on my USB flash drive.  The original partition
table was a mess and I was unable to boot with it.  (Mismatch between
partition table geometry and BIOS geometry, perhaps?)  Also, I had to
install my own MBR.

See <http://unattended.sourceforge.net/faq.html#usb-boot> for detailed
instructions.  You can download the FreeDOS MBR I use from
<http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/unattended/unattended/linuxboot/misc/freedos-mbr.bin?rev=HEAD&view=auto>.

 - Pat