[syslinux] Dell OptiPlex GX620 can longer boot from CD with syslinux-5.X

Patrick Verner
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:22:03 -0000

We have tried compiling the binaries our self and using the pre-compiled in
the syslinux tar ball as well. It just locks up with the text we provided.
The problem is booting from CD, booting from USB works. I suspect the
problem is in isolinux.bin. The CD only fails on this one machine. It works
on everything else we tried. 4.06 worked without any issue on this same
machine. Parted Magic has been around for 8 years now and we are
quite familiar with syslinux and booting live media. This is an obvious
regression and we are willing to do as much testing as required. If you
need anything, let us know.

Patrick

On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 4:11 AM, Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jul 2, 2013 7:37 PM, "Patrick Verner" <distrozilla at
gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > System: Dell OptiPlex GX620 (Both BIOS A10 and A11 affected)
> > Medium: Physical CD-RW
> > Observed: ISOLINUX 5.11 0x51D1AE48 ETCD_ is the only line displayed
> > on-screen. A flashing cursor trails at the end of the line. Escape key
> does
>
> Is "ISOLINUX 5.11 0x51D1AE48 ETCD_" (assuming the '_' is
the cursor) the
> only thing displayed? Could you try the precompiled binaries?  Tried
> testing that CD in that under a Linux envirinmt?
>
> > not return boot: prompt.
> > Line1 of syslinux.cfg: DEFAULT vesamenu.c32
> > Note: Reverting to syslinux-4.06 allows for successful booting on the
> same
> > system.
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at
gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Patrick Verner <distrozilla at
gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > This same system boots with syslinux-4.06. Let me know if
there is
> > > > any further info you need. We tried syslinux-5.11-pre5 as
well.
> > >
> > > What do you actually observe?
> > >
> > > Perhaps BIOS rev A11 and not A10 or earlier?  Regular physical CD
and
> > > not an ISOHYBRID written to disk-like media or loaded with
> > > MEMDISK/grub4dos/gPXE/iPXE?  Using a menu
> > > (menu.c32/vesamenu.c32/gfxboot.c32)?  If so, tried without?
> > >
> > > --
> > > -Gene
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