pat at patotoole.net
2015-Jul-23 17:14 UTC
[syslinux] Looking for mkdosfs for Syslinux 1.67
Greetings one and all. I'm a unix newbe....so deal with me here. I have a .iso copy of syslinux 1.67 (which actually might be ISOlinux??) that I boot from CD (ramdisk version...no HD needed)... but my version doesnt have the mkdosfs utility on it. I was looking for an executable that would work with this version... can someone point me toward such an animal??? :Pat
Hi On 23/07/2015 19:14, pat via Syslinux wrote:> I'm a unix newbe....so deal with me here.Don't worry. We are her to help.> I have a .iso copy of syslinux 1.67 (which actually might be ISOlinux??)I don't know how you got that but syslinux 1.67 was released more than 13 years ago and AFAIK never distributed as an ISO, at least by the project. I suggest that you tell us what you plan and need to do, so it will be easier to help you. Best regards, Didier
PS (addendum to my previous answer) I found the message announcing it in the archives: http://www.syslinux.org/archives/2002-February/000103.html However it is not available from the repository: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/1.xx/ Didier
On Jul 23, 2015 4:07 PM, "Didier Spaier via Syslinux" <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:> > > Hi > > > On 23/07/2015 19:14, pat via Syslinux wrote: >> >> I'm a unix newbe....so deal with me here. > > Don't worry. We are her to help. > > >> I have a .iso copy of syslinux 1.67 (which actually might be ISOlinux??) > > I don't know how you got that but syslinux 1.67 was released more than > 13 years ago and AFAIK never distributed as an ISO, at least by theproject. Sure sounds like a stone age ISO with an El Torito record for ISOLINUX 1.67. Perhaps some distro ISO?>> but my version doesnt have the mkdosfs utility on it.mkdosfs shouldn't be a part of Syslinux but rather dosfsutils.>> I was looking for an executable that would work with this version... >> >> can someone point me toward such an animal???> I suggest that you tell us what you plan and need to do, so it will beeasier to help you.> > Best regards, > DidierSecond. What's the real goal? On Jul 23, 2015 3:12 PM, "Didier Spaier via Syslinux" <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:> > PS (addendum to my previous answer) > > I found the message announcing it in the archives: > http://www.syslinux.org/archives/2002-February/000103.html > > However it is not available from the repository: > https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/1.xx/ > > DidierIt appears the official 1.67 release is missing from the archive. --Gene
Hallo Didier, On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:09:35 +0200, Didier Spaier via Syslinux wrote:>However it is not available from the repository: >https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/1.xx/I found a copy of syslinux-1.67.tar.gz on my HDD. If somebody wants to have it, just tell me. -- Regards, Arwin.
pat at patotoole.net
2015-Jul-24 19:18 UTC
[syslinux] Looking for mkdosfs for Syslinux 1.67
since a few of you asked what I use it for...since I'm not a unix person.. I started using it back in 2002...to update hard drives that used a 'superfloppy format' (if anyone remembers the old DigitalWallet from Minds at work!) I fixed several of them after the company went belly up for photographer friends of mine. I mostly use it to do HD maintance...fixing fats...restoring backup copies..etc. I found it simplier (and more dangerous) to use the DD rather than software packages...alot more flexibility. I've written a few small scripts to do what I need over the years. I guess...what I need is a 'mini unix'..that will boot from cd and run in ramdisk..without installing anything on the HD... (I first found this via a link on an old minds at work webpage) that also has dostools..that include, of course, mkdosfs. True--this version must be really old....so a newer one would work just as good...just didnt know what to look for. Most newer versions seemed to be packages to install...maybe what I'm looking for is a unix recovery type disc?? Thankx all :) ~Pat
On 24/07/2015 21:18, pat via Syslinux wrote:> I guess...what I need is a 'mini unix'..that will boot from cd > and run in ramdisk..without installing anything on the HD... > (I first found this via a link on an old minds at work webpage) > that also has dostools..that include, of course, mkdosfs.Try GParted: http://gparted.org/index.php HTH, Didier
On 07/24/2015 12:18 PM, pat via Syslinux wrote:> since a few of you asked what I use it for...since I'm not a unix person.. > I started using it back in 2002...to update hard drives that used a > 'superfloppy format' (if anyone remembers the old DigitalWallet from > Minds at work!) I fixed several of them after the company went belly up > for photographer friends of mine. > > I mostly use it to do HD maintance...fixing fats...restoring backup > copies..etc. I found it simplier (and more dangerous) to use the DD > rather than software packages...alot more flexibility. I've written > a few small scripts to do what I need over the years. > > I guess...what I need is a 'mini unix'..that will boot from cd > and run in ramdisk..without installing anything on the HD... > (I first found this via a link on an old minds at work webpage) > that also has dostools..that include, of course, mkdosfs. > > True--this version must be really old....so a newer one would work > just as good...just didnt know what to look for. Most newer versions > seemed to be packages to install...maybe what I'm looking for is a > unix recovery type disc?? >Yes. Look into Knoppix or Fedora Live, for example. -hpa
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 3:18 PM, pat via Syslinux <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:> I guess...what I need is a 'mini unix'..that will boot from cd > and run in ramdisk..without installing anything on the HD... > (I first found this via a link on an old minds at work webpage) > that also has dostools..that include, of course, mkdosfs.You want a live Linux distro with recovery tools like dosfstools. For recovery purposes, I've been using a personal respin of TinyCore with specific extensions pre-loaded which can operate completely from RAM (not just mounting a CD post-boot) with a relatively small RAM footprint. Years ago, I spun my own from RHL, then custom-built binaries with uclibc, then RIPLinux and now TinyCore. It's flexible yet I can have a lot of basic tools while booting from USB, CD or PXE and relatively up to date. Mine is also modularized with multiple initrd payloads (.cpio.gz files for INITRAMFS). On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Didier Spaier via Syslinux <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:> Try GParted: > http://gparted.org/index.phpA good example that might be an excellent prebuilt choice. On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 3:55 PM, H. Peter Anvin via Syslinux <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:> Yes. Look into Knoppix or Fedora Live, for example.More excellent examples, all depending on how much you want to load and if you want to load completely to RAM versus having a CD persistently mounted. -- -Gene
On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Pat O'Toole <pat at patotoole.net> wrote:> thank you very much!!You're welcome. Sometimes the hardest part is asking the right question.> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Cumm" <gene.cumm at gmail.com> > To: <pat at patotoole.net> > Cc: "For discussion of Syslinux and tftp-hpa" <syslinux at zytor.com> > Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 7:54 PM > Subject: Re: [syslinux] Looking for mkdosfs for Syslinux 1.67 > > >> On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 3:18 PM, pat via Syslinux <syslinux at zytor.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I guess...what I need is a 'mini unix'..that will boot from cd >>> and run in ramdisk..without installing anything on the HD... >>> (I first found this via a link on an old minds at work webpage) >>> that also has dostools..that include, of course, mkdosfs. >> >> >> You want a live Linux distro with recovery tools like dosfstools. >> >> For recovery purposes, I've been using a personal respin of TinyCore >> with specific extensions pre-loaded which can operate completely from >> RAM (not just mounting a CD post-boot) with a relatively small RAM >> footprint. Years ago, I spun my own from RHL, then custom-built >> binaries with uclibc, then RIPLinux and now TinyCore. It's flexible >> yet I can have a lot of basic tools while booting from USB, CD or PXE >> and relatively up to date. Mine is also modularized with multiple >> initrd payloads (.cpio.gz files for INITRAMFS). >> >> On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Didier Spaier via Syslinux >> <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote: >> >>> Try GParted: >>> http://gparted.org/index.php >> >> >> A good example that might be an excellent prebuilt choice. >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 3:55 PM, H. Peter Anvin via Syslinux >> <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote: >> >>> Yes. Look into Knoppix or Fedora Live, for example. >> >> >> More excellent examples, all depending on how much you want to load >> and if you want to load completely to RAM versus having a CD >> persistently mounted. >> >> -- >> -Gene > >-- -Gene