Syslinux - May 2009 - Syslinux 3.81-pre14... hopefully final this time

I have addressed all the issues that I know about (including, hopefully,
the isohybrid version dependence...).  I would like to release this this
week so please let me know as soon as possible if this version is
"go".

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

Hi,
> I have addressed all the issues that I know about (including, hopefully,
> the isohybrid version dependence...).  I would like to release this this
> week so please let me know as soon as possible if this version is
"go".
I assume that does not mean isohybrid of 3.72
is still suitable for flawless MBR generation.
At least i would need the newer MBR code for
libisofs. That'll impose a license problem.

So on the risk to be annoying i repeat my
proposal to make isohybrid ready for my
use case of synthetic MBR production
without the need to see an ISO image.

http://syslinux.zytor.com/archives/2009-May/012494.html

If an option
  -piped  $ibsig  $de_lba  $imgsize
is regarded to be ugly, then how about
  -signature $ibsig
  -lba       $de_lba
  -imgsize   $imgsize

I would then give up the implementation of
isohybrid in libisofs and rather call the
original script at image generation time.


Have a nice day :)

Thomas

I can't even get a plain dos image to load on a ibm. The same image loads
fine on hps
Thanks,
Nathan Elledge
602.621.3287-Cell
Nelledge at acsi2000.com

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Subject: Re: [syslinux] Syslinux 3.81-pre14... hopefully final this time

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Thomas Schmitt wrote:
>> So there is no other choice but to use your
>> software that matches the boot image.
>>
>> My port would not even be able to distinguish
>> suitable boot images from unsuitable ones.
>> I have to revoke it with the next release.
>>
>
> The *new* isohybrid can work with *old* isolinux.bin (at your request, I
> might add); what I can't make work is the other way around.
>
Turns out I can, after all.  It's a total hack, but it should work.
You need to argue with me more often.  It seems to make me think.

        -hpa

--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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